LibGuides: Feminist Life Writing: Databases

A few databases where you can search for life writing

Note: These are a few examples of databases, including digital collections and digital archives of publications, where you might search for life writing. There are many different kinds of databases where you might encounter examples of life writing, so this list is just a tiny sample! Feel free to check out other research guides created by Barnard's librarians and archivists for different examples.

Independent Voices
A four-year project to digitize over 1 million pages from the magazines, journals, and newspapers of the alternative press archives of participating libraries. Starting with collections by feminists and the GI press, the collection will grow to include small literary magazines, underground newspapers, LGBT periodicals, the minority press (Latino, Black and Native American) and the extreme right-wing press.

Sinister Wisdom Digital Archive
Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal that publishes four issues each year. Publishing since 1976, Sinister Wisdom "works to create a multicultural, multi-class lesbian space." The digital archive allows users to search and browse past issues of Sinister Wisdom, and each issue is available as a downloadable, electronic PDF.
Umbra Search
is a growing, searchable digital collection of over 400,000 sources related to African American history, from US cultural heritage institutions, museums, and archives. Umbra is developed by the Givens Collection of African American Literature at the University of Minnesota in partnership with the Penumbra Theatre Company.