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America, history & lifeIndex of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes journals from 1964 to present and includes citations and links to book and media reviews.
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Contemporary Women's IssuesCovers women’s issues worldwide. Features full-text articles selected from periodicals, reports, pamphlets, newsletters, fact sheets, and gray literature from non-profit organizations, NGOs, IGOs, and government agencies. Covers issues such as development, social and political movements, reproduction, employment and economics, politics and government, legal issues, pay equity, lesbian concerns, laws and legislation, culture and customs, and arts.
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GenderWatchA full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject including business, education, the arts, health sciences, history, political science, public policy, sociology and pop culture. Publications include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, government and NGO publications. 1978 - present.
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Historical AbstractsCovers the history of the non-American and non-Canadian world
