''Legacy, A Journal of American Women Writers'', is a scholarly

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that focuses on American women's writings from the 17th through the mid-20th century. It is the official journal of the

Society for the Study of American Women Writers A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societi ...

. 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

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s covering current scholarship in the field. Legacy is published twice a year by the

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and is available online through

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or through university electronic journal websites.

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