| Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| 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]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Sojourner Newspaper Archive on JSTOR