Women & Language

A peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scholarly articles and creative work

covering all aspects of communication, language, and gender

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Volume 47, Issue 2
Fall 2024

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Sexism in Latinx gender roles, rhetorical resistance, gendered framing of wartime narratives, opting out, and women performing in drag.

a Forum featuring...

Autoethnography as Method

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The Case for Single Motherhood: Contemporary Maternal Identities and Family Formations by Katherine E. Mack

Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep and Girlboss by Kim Hong Nguyen

Not Alone. LGB Teachers Organizations From 1970 to 1985 by Jason Mayernick

Twelve Feminist Lessons of War by Cynthia Enloe

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Contributions may be empirical, rhetorical-critical, interpretive, theoretical, and/or artistic. We invite submissions from scholars, students, activists, and practitioners at any stage of their careers and all appropriate research methodologies are welcome. Please direct all inquiries about the process to Editor, Siobhan E. Smith-Jones, at editorwomenandlanguage@gmail.com.

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