List of feminist periodicals in the United States explained

This is a list of feminist periodicals in the United States. A feminist periodical is a journal, magazine, or newsletter that primarily publishes content reflecting the ideologies of the Women's Movement. Though interpretations of feminism vary from one periodical to the next, all of these publications aimed to provide a space for women to express their thoughts, ideas, and goals. This list is by no means exhaustive.

EraNameStart DateEnd DateLocationPublisher(s)FrequencyNotesIdentifierReferences
1800sAdvocate and Family Guardian18351941New York City, New YorkNew York Female Moral Reform Society
American Female Guardian Society
Semi-monthly[1]
The Una18531855Boston, Massachusetts[2] [3]
Woman's Journal18701931Boston, MassachusettsWeekly[4] [5]
American Association of University Women Outlook1884ActiveWashington D.C.American Association of University Women3 times a year
The American Jewess18951899Chicago, IllinoisThe first English-language periodical published for American Jewish women.[6]
1900sThe Socialist Woman19071914Chicago, IllinoisThe Socialist Woman Publishing Co.Monthly
Women in Music19351940New York, New York
1950sThe Ladder19561972Los Angeles, CaliforniaDaughters of BilitisMonthly, later BimonthlyThe first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States.
1960sAphra19691976New York, New YorkA literary magazine. They published poetry, fiction, and various articles on the arts. Issues were frequently themed. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Focus: A Journal for Gay Women19691983Boston, MassachusettsBoston Daughters of Bilitis.Monthly/Bi-MonthlyA literary review for gay women.
19691983Baltimore, MarylandWomen: A Journal of LiberationQuarterlyA political and cultural journal.[11]
1970sOff Our Backs19702008Washington D.C.off our backs, inc.BimonthlyThe longest surviving feminist newspaper in the United States.[12] [13]
Ain't I A Woman?19701971Iowa City, IowaAIAW Collective / Iowa City Women's Liberation Front Publications CollectiveMonthlyFeminist art and politics.[14] [15] [16]
Best Friends1971UnknownAlbuquerque, N.M.Best Friends Poetry CollectiveLess than quarterlyA women's poetry magazine.[17]
Black Maria1971Chicago, IllinoisBlack Maria Collective Inc.AnnualA feminist journal of art and politics.[18] [19] [20]
Earth's Daughters1971ActiveBuffalo, New YorkEarth's Daughters3 times a yearA feminist literary and art periodical.[21]
The Lesbian Tide19711980Los Angeles, CaliforniaTide CollectiveBi-monthlyThe first national lesbian newspaper. Also, the first American magazine to use the word "lesbian" in its title.
Moving Out1971Detroit, MichiganMoving Out CollectiveIrregularA feminist literary & arts journal.
The Second Wave: A Magazine of the New Feminism19711983Cambridge, MassachusettsSecond WaveQuarterlyA political periodical. Also published "many pages of poetry, fiction, book reviews and art."[22]
The Amazon19721984Milwaukee, WisconsinAmazon6 times a yearA journal for midwestern women.
Amazon Quarterly19721975Oakland, CaliforniaAmazon PressQuarterlyA lesbian feminist arts journal.[23] [24] [25]
Country Women19721979Albion, CaliforniaCountry Women PublicationsA feminist country survival manual and a creative journal.[26]
The Feminist Art Journal19721977New YorkFeminist Art Journal, Inc.Quarterly
Feminist Studies1972ActiveCollege Park, MarylandFeminist Studies, Inc.3 times a yearAn independent, nonprofit peer-reviewed academic journal.
Media Report To Women1972ActiveWashington, D.C.Communication Research Associates, Inc.QuarterlyA journal about what women are doing and thinking about communications media.
Ms.1972ActiveVirginiaLiberty Media for Women, L.L.C.QuarterlyTypically credited as "the first national feminist magazine" for being the first mainstream feminist publication.[27]
New Directions for Women19721983Dover, New JerseyPaula KassellQuarterlyA feminist newspaper.[28]
Women & Film19721976CaliforniaWomen and Film3 times a yearThe first known feminist film magazine in the US.
13th Moon1973ActiveNew York13th Moon, Inc.AnnualA feminist literary magazine founded Ellen Marie Bissert[29]
Big Mama Rag19731984Denver, ColoradoBig Mama Rag, Inc.MonthlyA feminist newsjournal.[30]
Dykes & Gorgons19731976Berkeley, CaliforniaDykes & Gorgons ; [31]
Gravida197319??New YorkGravida, Ltd.QuarterlyA literary and poetry journal.[32]
The Lesbian Feminist1973New York, New YorkThe Lesbian Feminist LiberationMonthlyBoth a newsletter and a political journal. They published personal and political analyses of lesbian feminist experience.
Albatross19741980East Orange, New JerseyAlbatross CollectiveBi-monthlyA radical-lesbian-feminist magazine.
Chomo-Uri19741979Amherst, MassachusettsChomo Uri Collective3 times a yearA "women's multi-art magazine."[33]
Dark Horse197419??Cambridge, MassachusettsDark Horse Poets, Inc.Quarterly"Boston's first poetry and fiction newspaper."[34]
Exponent II19742007Arlington, MassachusettsExponent II, Inc.QuarterlyThe longest-running independent publication for Latter-day Saint women.
Jump Cut1974ActiveBerkeley, CaliforniaJump Cut AssociatesAnnual"A Review of Contemporary Media"[35] [36]
Lesbian Connection1974ActiveEast Lansing, MichiganElsie Publishing InstituteBimonthly"The free worldwide forum of news & ideas for, by and about lesbians."[37] [38]
Lesbian Voices1974San Jose, CaliforniaLesbian VoicesQuarterlyA literary and cultural journal. Edited by Rosalie Nichols.
19741980Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chicago, IllinoisWoman's Soul Publishing; Calliope Publishing, Inc.Irregular
19741982Washington D.C.Quest
Radical History Review1974ActiveDurham, North CarolinaDuke University Press3 times a yearA scholarly journal.
Sibyl-Child1974Hyattsville, MarylandSibyl-Child Press, Inc.3 times a yearA Women's Arts and Culture Journal.
So's Your Old Lady19741979Minneapolis, MinnesotaHaymarket PressBi-monthlyA Lesbian and Feminist Journal
Sunbury19741981New York, New YorkSunbury Press
Gibbous Rising1977????Sacramento, CaliforniaGibbous RisingIrregularFeminist News Journal[39]
Women & Literature19741988New York, New York; New Brunswick, New JerseyHolmes & Meier PublishersIrregularA feminist scholarly journal founded by Janet Margaret Todd. Formerly known as Mary Wollstonecraft Newsletter (until 1974) and Mary Wollstonecraft Journal (until 1975)
DYKE: A Quarterly19751978New YorkTomato Publications Ltd.; Liza Cowan and Penny HouseQuarterlyA magazine by and about lesbian separatists. DYKE was an all woman publication.[40] [41]
Fighting Woman News1975199?New York, New YorkSpectrum ResourcesQuarterly
1975ActiveLincoln, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska Press3 times a yearOne of the earliest and longest-running publications on feminist and gender studies in the US.[42]
Gilt Edge19751977Missoula, MontanaWomen's Resource Center; University of MontanaAnnually?A magazine of artists who are women[43] [44]
Primavera19752006Chicago, IllinoisSalsedo PressAnnualA feminist magazine that focused on women's experiences.
Radical Teacher1975ActivePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh. University Library System3 times a year (web); (print)
Signs1975ActiveChicago, IllinoisUniversity of Chicago PressQuarterly"A Journal of Women in Culture and Society." A peer-reviewed feminist academic journal.
19752002Cambridge, MassachusettsSojourner, Inc.MonthlyA feminist periodical founded by a group of women from MIT.
Women Artist News19751998New York, New YorkMidmarch Arts PressAnnual
Women talking, Women Listening197519??Dublin, CaliforniaWomen Talking, Women Listening PressAnnuallyPublished women's poetry.
Women's International Network News19752002Lexington, MassachusettsWomen's International Networks
Calyx1976Corvallis, OregonCalyx, Inc.3 times a yearA literary and art magazine dedicated to publishing the voices of women in the Northwest.
Camera Obscura1976ActiveDurham, North CarolinaDuke University Press3 times a yearA journal of feminism, culture, and media studies.[45]
Equal Times19761984Boston, ChicagoEqual TimesWeeklyA feminist newspaper from Boston that wrote on equal pay and jobs for women.
Houston Breakthrough19761981Houston, TexasBreakthrough Publishing Co.Monthly[46]
Lady-Unique-Inclination-of-the-Night19761983New Brunswick, New JerseySowing Circle PressAnnual (issues were referred to as "cycles")A journal of feminist art, history, and performance with a particular focus on women's spirituality)
Lilith1976ActiveNew York, New YorkLilith Publications, Inc.QuarterlyA Jewish Women's Quarterly.[47]
Sinister Wisdom1976ActiveCharlotte, North Carolina; Lincoln, Nebraska; Berkeley and Oakland, CaliforniaSinister Wisdom, Inc.3 times a yearThe longest operating lesbian journal to date.[48] [49]
Through the Looking Glass197619??Seattle, WashingtonThrough the Looking GlassQuarterlyA women's and children's prison newsletter.
Womanart19761978New York, New YorkWomanart EnterprisesQuarterly[50] [51]
Women's Agenda19761979New York, New YorkWomen's Action Alliance, Inc.Monthly or 10 a yearA politically radical magazine for women activists.
WREE - View of Women197619??Grand Rapids, MichiganWomen for Racial and Economic EqualityQuarterlyA political newsletter.[52]
Auntie Bellum: A New South Carolina Journal for Women1977Columbia, South CarolinaQuarterly"Includes articles, profiles of outstanding women, poetry, reviews, with emphasis on regional interests and writers."[53]
19771983A quarterly magazine for Black, Latina, Asian, and Native American lesbians.[54]
The Bright Medusa1977UnknownBerkeley, CaliforniaBright MedusaQuarterlyA feminist literary journal. [55]
Chrysalis19771980Los Angeles, CaliforniaChrysalisQuarterly[56]
Conditions19771990Brooklyn, New YorkConditions, Inc.AnnualA lesbian feminist literary magazine. [57]
Feminist Japan1977UnknownTokyo, Japan; New YorkBimonthlyA Japanese feminist magazine.
The Creative Woman19771992IllinoisGovernors State UniversityQuarterly[58]
Gaysweek19771979New York, New YorkNew York Gay News, Inc. WeeklyHas been considered New York City's first mainstream gay and lesbian newspaper.
Heresies19771993New York, New YorkHeresies CollectiveIrregularA feminist art and politics journal.
WomaNews1979UnknownGainesville, Florida
New York, New York
WomaNews CollectiveMonthlyA radical feminist newspaper.[59]
1980sGender Issues1980ActiveNew York, New YorkSpringer New York LLCQuarterlyA feminist academic journal.
Maenad1980Gloucester, MassachusettsMaenad Ltd.QuarterlyA women's literary journal.
Woman's Art Journal1980ActiveOld City Publishing, Inc.BiannuallyA feminist art history journal
Womyn's Braille Press19801996Womyn's Braille PressIrregularA feminist organization that was operated by blind women. They circulated a newsletter for twelve years.
Blatant Image19811983OregonBlatant ImageAnnual[60] [61]
Common Lives - Lesbian Lives19811996IowaQuarterly
Frontiers19812016Southern CaliforniaMichael TurnerWeeklyFrontiers was Southern California's oldest and largest LGBT magazine.
1982Berkeley, CaliforniaBimonthly
1982ActiveAmherst, MassachusettsTriviaSemi-annually[62]
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature1982ActiveTulsa, OklahomaUniversity of TulsaSemi-Annually
Bi Women Quarterly1983ActiveBoston, MassachusettsQuarterly
Hurricane Alice19831998Rhode IslandHurrican AliceQuarterly
Women & Performance1983ActiveNew YorkRoutledge3 times a yearA journal of feminist theory.
19841988Seattle, WashingtonBackbone Magazine, Inc.Semi-annualOriginally Seal Press's "Backbone Series."
Anamika19851987New YorkAnamika Collective
Minnesota Women's Press1985ActiveMinnesotaMinnesota Women's Press, Inc.Monthly
M/E/A/N/I/N/G19861997New YorkM/E/A/N/I/N/GSemi-annually
1990sShamakami19901997San FranciscoShamakami Collective
ROCKRGRL19952005San Mateo, CaliforniaROCKRGRLBi-Monthly
Femspec1999ActiveCleveland Heights, OhioFemspecSemi-annually
2000sLTTR20012006New YorkPrinted Matter, Inc.Annual
$pread20052011New YorkThe Feminist PressQuarterly

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