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Legacy is the only journal to focus specifically on American women’s writings from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries. Each issue’s articles cover a wide range of topics: examinations of the works of individual authors; genre studies; analyses of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexualities in women’s literature; and historical and material cultural issues pertinent to women’s lives and literary works. In addition, Legacy regularly publishes profiles of lesser-known or newly recovered authors, reprints of primary works in all genres, and book reviews covering current scholarship in the field.
Recent News
CPF: “Women and Animals,” a Legacy Salon
Women and Animals: Looking Back and Forward (a Legacy Digital Salon) Edited by Emma Thiébaut (Université Paris Cité) For its […]
CFP: Predicting the Future, a Legacy salon
Predicting the Future (an homage to Octavia Butler) As we move on from the November 5th election day, we ask […]
“Spiritualism Reconjured”: A Legacy special issue edited by Ashley Reed (Virginia Tech)
Deadline: August 1, 2024 Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers seeks essays devoted to the study of women’s writing […]


