Published from 1969 to 1976 in New York City, Aphra: The Feminist Literary Magazine was a quarterly feminist serial, one of the first of its kind. The mission was to develop a platform for women's expression in response to a male dominated literary market. The title Aphra came from Aphra Behn (1640-1689), the first woman to make a living as a writer. [1][2]
| Discipline | Feminist Theory |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Elisabeth Fisher |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1969-1976 |
| Publisher | APHRA, Inc. (USA) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | aphra |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 2381-0513 |
The periodical published work from notable feminist authors such as Margaret Atwood, Kate Millet and Alice Walker, providing contemporary and historical social critique through the lens of second-wave feminist theory.[1][3]
Mission Statement
edit“Free women thinking, doing, being.”[4]
Mandate and Editorial Content
editContent followed a general theme from issue to issue, with special issues focusing on more specific topics such as the Spring, 1971 The Whore Issue, from volume 2 number 2, a controversial publication at the time.[1][5]
In addition to short fiction, poetry, art, play excerpts, essays and other writing, was content unique to Aphra. Featuring critique and exposes on the downsides of the women's movement from a feminist perspective, Aphra provided meta-commentary on the second-wave feminist movement itself, offering perspectives that were not present in other radical feminist publications.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Aphradisiac | Archives and Special Collections Blog". 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Pool, Gail (1983). "Women's Publications: Some Issues". The Massachusetts Review. 24 (2): 467–473. ISSN 0025-4878.
- ^ "Material From Other Sources". THE WOMEN'S KIT. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ www.bibliopolis.com. "Archive of Aphra: the Feminist Literary Magazine from 1969-1974 by Literary Magazine Aphra: Feminism on Max Rambod". Max Rambod. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b "Material From Other Sources". THE WOMEN'S KIT. Retrieved 2024-07-10.