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'''''Sojourner: The Women's Forum''''' was an American feminist periodical published in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] from 1975 until 2002. Started by a women's group from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], the newspaper initially aimed to provide a space for just MIT women to communicate their "ideas, their art, talents, and skills, as well as their needs as women, to the rest of the community."<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Stroud|first=Irene Elizabeth|date=1996|editor-last=Kahn|editor-first=Karen|title=Womanning the Barricades|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4022378|journal=The Women's Review of Books|volume=13|issue=9|pages=7–8|doi=10.2307/4022378|jstor=4022378|issn=0738-1433}}</ref> |
'''''Sojourner: The Women's Forum''''' was an American feminist periodical published in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] from 1975 until 2002. Started by a women's group from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], the newspaper initially aimed to provide a space for just MIT women to communicate their "ideas, their art, talents, and skills, as well as their needs as women, to the rest of the community."<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Stroud|first=Irene Elizabeth|date=1996|editor-last=Kahn|editor-first=Karen|title=Womanning the Barricades|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4022378|journal=The Women's Review of Books|volume=13|issue=9|pages=7–8|doi=10.2307/4022378|jstor=4022378|issn=0738-1433}}</ref> |
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As the publication expanded, so did its audience. ''Sojourner'' eventually grew to be one of the most prominent feminist news publications in the nation. It published news, articles, and reviews concerning the [[feminist movement]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sojourner on JSTOR|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/reveal-digital/independent-voices/sojourner-27953806/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.jstor.org}}</ref> The periodical published the works of many well known contemporary feminists including [[Audre Lorde]], [[Barbara Smith]], [[Margaret Robinson (activist and scholar)|Margaret Robinson]], [[Paula Gunn Allen]], [[Joan Nestle]], and [[Sonia Shah]].<ref name=":0"/> Feminist writer [[Jennifer Pozner]] began her career at ''Sojourner.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Groetzinger|first=Kate|title=How feminists took on the mainstream media and won|url=https://qz.com/643130/how-grassroots-feminism-is-taking-over-new-media/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Quartz|language=en}}</ref> |
As the publication expanded, so did its audience. ''Sojourner'' eventually grew to be one of the most prominent feminist news publications in the nation. It published news, articles, and reviews concerning the [[feminist movement]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Sojourner on JSTOR|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/reveal-digital/independent-voices/sojourner-27953806/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.jstor.org}}</ref> The periodical published the works of many well known contemporary feminists including [[Audre Lorde]], [[Barbara Smith]], [[Margaret Robinson (activist and scholar)|Margaret Robinson]], [[Paula Gunn Allen]], [[Joan Nestle]], and [[Sonia Shah]].<ref name=":0"/> Feminist writer [[Jennifer Pozner]] began her career at ''Sojourner.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Groetzinger|first=Kate|title=How feminists took on the mainstream media and won|url=https://qz.com/643130/how-grassroots-feminism-is-taking-over-new-media/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Quartz|language=en}}</ref> |
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After publishing over 185 issues'', Sojourner'' gained similar prominence to contemporary popular publications such as ''[[Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics|HERESIES]]'' and ''[[Sinister Wisdom]]''. ''Sojourner,'' like many other of its kind, struggled with finances and ultimately ceased publication due to lack of funding by 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sojourner (Cambridge, Mass.) - Social Networks and Archival Context|url=https://snaccooperative.org/view/41476577|access-date=2021-07-09|website=snaccooperative.org}} </ref> |
After publishing over 185 issues'', Sojourner'' gained similar prominence to contemporary popular publications such as ''[[Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics|HERESIES]]'' and ''[[Sinister Wisdom]]''. ''Sojourner,'' like many other of its kind, struggled with finances and ultimately ceased publication due to lack of funding by 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sojourner (Cambridge, Mass.) - Social Networks and Archival Context|url=https://snaccooperative.org/view/41476577|access-date=2021-07-09|website=snaccooperative.org}} </ref> |
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== Editorial Content == |
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Printed in a newspaper format, the forum developed an extensive communications network between readers alike. Particularly in the '''''Letters''''' section of the paper, where philosophical arguments and critiques would often take place between women on topics and ideas pertaining to feminism, prejudice, homosexuality, patriarchy, and more. Often front pages would develop nuanced discourse about feminist and queer theory and strategy. <ref>Frontline feminism 1975-1995: Essays from Sojourner's first 20 years. (1995). Westview Press. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://archive.org/details/frontlinefeminis0000unse/page/n515/mode/2up</nowiki></ref> |
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'''Advertisements''' were situated at the ends of pages or sections, almost exclusively promoting services, events, products, etc. made by or for women. |
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'''Viewpoints''' was a section that published essays and opinion pieces about a wide range of topics generally aligned with social, political and cultural issues from a feminist perspective. |
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'''News Briefs''' provided short-form columns highlighting domestic and international affairs. |
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'''Interviews''' and longer format essays would cover subjects such as women living with AIDS, Palestine, prostitution, and more. |
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'''The Calendar''' would provide information on upcoming events in Boston and beyond. |
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'''Boston Briefs''' and '''Boston Women's Resources''' provided local news coverage and access to resources for women. |
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'''Fiction''', '''Film''', '''Poetry''', '''Theater''' and '''Books''' by women would all be featured in the next sections just before ''Sojourner's'' '''Women-Owned Business Directory''' and '''Classifieds''' sections.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 22:05, 1 July 2024
| Frequency | Monthly |
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| Format | Newspaper |
| Publisher | Sojourner, Inc. |
| First issue | September 1, 1975 |
| Final issue | 2002 |
| Based in | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| ISSN | 0191-8699 |
| OCLC | 4656277 |
Sojourner: The Women's Forum was an American feminist periodical published in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1975 until 2002. Started by a women's group from MIT, the newspaper initially aimed to provide a space for just MIT women to communicate their "ideas, their art, talents, and skills, as well as their needs as women, to the rest of the community."[1]
As the publication expanded, so did its audience. Sojourner eventually grew to be one of the most prominent feminist news publications in the nation. It published news, articles, and reviews concerning the feminist movement.[2] The periodical published the works of many well known contemporary feminists including Audre Lorde, Barbara Smith, Margaret Robinson, Paula Gunn Allen, Joan Nestle, and Sonia Shah.[1] Feminist writer Jennifer Pozner began her career at Sojourner.[3]
After publishing over 185 issues, Sojourner gained similar prominence to contemporary popular publications such as HERESIES and Sinister Wisdom. Sojourner, like many other of its kind, struggled with finances and ultimately ceased publication due to lack of funding by 2002.[4]
Editorial Content
Printed in a newspaper format, the forum developed an extensive communications network between readers alike. Particularly in the Letters section of the paper, where philosophical arguments and critiques would often take place between women on topics and ideas pertaining to feminism, prejudice, homosexuality, patriarchy, and more. Often front pages would develop nuanced discourse about feminist and queer theory and strategy. [5]
Advertisements were situated at the ends of pages or sections, almost exclusively promoting services, events, products, etc. made by or for women.
Viewpoints was a section that published essays and opinion pieces about a wide range of topics generally aligned with social, political and cultural issues from a feminist perspective.
News Briefs provided short-form columns highlighting domestic and international affairs.
Interviews and longer format essays would cover subjects such as women living with AIDS, Palestine, prostitution, and more.
The Calendar would provide information on upcoming events in Boston and beyond.
Boston Briefs and Boston Women's Resources provided local news coverage and access to resources for women.
Fiction, Film, Poetry, Theater and Books by women would all be featured in the next sections just before Sojourner's Women-Owned Business Directory and Classifieds sections.[2]
References
- ^ a b Stroud, Irene Elizabeth (1996). Kahn, Karen (ed.). "Womanning the Barricades". The Women's Review of Books. 13 (9): 7–8. doi:10.2307/4022378. ISSN 0738-1433. JSTOR 4022378.
- ^ a b "Sojourner on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ Groetzinger, Kate. "How feminists took on the mainstream media and won". Quartz. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Sojourner (Cambridge, Mass.) - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ Frontline feminism 1975-1995: Essays from Sojourner's first 20 years. (1995). Westview Press. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/frontlinefeminis0000unse/page/n515/mode/2up
External links
- Sojourner Newspaper Archive on JSTOR
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