Original source material from British and European archives to support study of history, literature, sociology, education and cultural studies from a gendered perspective.

Digitized backfiles of consumer magazines aimed at a female readership. Women’s Magazine Archive provides access to the complete archives of Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine, Redbook, Parents, Woman’s Day, Town & Country, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Essence, and Women’s International Network News.  Topics include family life, home economics, health, careers, fashion, culture, and more; this material serves multiple research areas such as gender studies, social history, education, politics, and marketing/media history.

Searches from this VIU-authenticated version of Google Scholar link to VIU resources where applicable. Search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.