LibGuides: Abortion & Reproductive Politics: Newspapers

Newspapers

The Minnesota Historical Society holds the world's largest collection of Minnesota newspapers, with dates ranging from 1849 to the present day.

Past issues of most newspaper titles are available on microfilm in the MNHS library, but there is also digital access to select newspapers.

Use the links to the left to search for newspapers available at MNHS and to search within digitized newspaper collections.

Newspapers:

Dates:

November 1970: Dr. Jane Hodgson is convicted for performing an abortion at St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital
June 1971: National Right to Life Convention at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN
January 22, 1973: Supreme court decision in Roe v. Wade
January 22, 1974: First March for Life in Washington, D.C.
June 2-5, 1977: Minnesota Women's Meeting in St. Cloud, MN.
November 17-21, 1977: National Women's Meeting in Houston, TX.

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
A searchable website of Minnesota newspapers. Contains geographically and culturally diverse papers from 1856 to 1924.
Historical Minneapolis Tribune
Search or browse in the 1867-2001 issues of the Minneapolis Tribune. This database is only available in the library.
Library Catalog-Newspapers
Search by city and title of newspaper (i.e. Granite Falls Tribune) or by the city and "newspapers" (i.e. Granite Falls newspapers).
Newspapers at MNHS
Search various historic newspapers for advertisements and articles about people, events, and activities.
Chronicling America
Access digital historic newspapers from MN and other states through this project by the Library of Congress.
Electronic Library of MN
MN residents can search online magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles and eBooks.