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HIS 3475: Women and Gender in African History: Research databases

Resources for the study of the history of women and gender issues in Africa

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To set Google Scholar to link to Castleton's journal holdings:

  1. On the Google Scholar homepage, go into Settings in the upper right-hand corner
  2. Click on Library Links on the left
  3. Search for and click the box for Castleton
  4. Click on Save

Or, use Castleton's Journal Titles A-Z List to check for availability.

Research databases

Featured database

Includes the Journal of African History, 1960-five years ago

Sources for news



New York Times online (full access to archives through CU subscription) or use the database below.

General, multidisciplinary article databases

Includes International Journal of African Historical Studies

Tips for using databases

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