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Women Artists, Architects and Designers

This Library Research Guide is intended as a starting place for UCLA researchers, pointing to resources and strategies for finding information about women artists, architects, and designers.

Core Women Studies and Gender Studies Databases

Important feminist and women art journals

Core Art, Architecture and Design Indexes

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The most important databases for locating journal articles about design and media arts topics are:

Special Focus Databases with Art, Architecture, or Design Content

Depending on your research topic, you might find that some of the following databases include relevant information.

Interdisciplinary Indexes and Databases

These interdisciplinary databases can also help you locate design and media arts topics.

Online Current Newspapers

Online Historical Newspapers