Western Association of Women Historians

Online Resources for Graduate Students

General

Funding, Research and Travel

Dissertation Advice

Conferences

Professional Development

Publishing

Teaching

Jobs

Family / Life Issues

General

• PhD Education Index http://graduate-school.phds.org/education-index

• PhD Support Message Board: http://www.phinished.org/

• American Historical Association (AHA): http://www.historians.org/grads/index.cfm

• American Historical Association- Pacific Coast Branch http://pcb.cgu.edu/

• AHA’s Perspectives: http://www.historians.org/Perspectives/index.cfm

• Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH) http://www.theccwh.org/

• Southern Association of Women Historians (SAWH): http://www.h-net.org/~sawh/Toolkit/

• “Zotero: Social and Semantic Computing for Historical Scholarship” by Daniel J. Cohen: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2007/0705/0705tec2.cfm

• Organization of American Historians (OAH) Announcements—posts recent calls for grants, awards, fellowships, papers, conferences, etc: http://www.oah.org/

• H-Net: http://www.h-net.org/

• AHA Today blog—collection of short articles about current issues related to the broad discipline of history and professional practice; includes sub-topics such as education, grants and fellowships, and jobs and careers: http://blog.historians.org/

• Helpful publications:

• Gustafson, Melanie S.  Becoming a Historian: A Survival Manual 2000 (American Historical Association, 2001).

• Goldsmith, John A., John Komlos, and Penny Schine Gold.  The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: A Portable Mentor for Scholars from Graduate School Through Tenure (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2001).

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Funding, Research and Travel

Fellowships and Grants

• AHA Funding Resources: http://www.historians.org/grads/StartToFinish.cfm#funding

• AHA Prizes, Fellowships, and Awards: http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm

• OAH Awards and Prizes: http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/

Grant Writing Advice

• SSRC “The Art of Writing Proposals”: http://www.ssrc.org/publications/view/7A9CB4F4-815F-DE11-BD80-001CC477EC70/

Research Resources

• Historical research: http://www.historians.org/info/research.cfm

• AHA Archives Wiki: http://archiveswiki.historians.org/index.php/Main_Page

• OAH Archives: http://www.oah.org/about/archives.html

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Dissertation Advice

• http://www.h-net.org/~grad/diss.html

• Dissertation Diva—http://dissertationdiva.typepad.com/

• AHA dissertation writing guide for purchase, “From Concept to Completion”: http://www.historians.org/pubshop/product/from-concept-to-completion-a-dissertationwriting-guide-for-history-students-1099.cfm#reviews

• AHA on organizing and writing a dissertation: http://www.historians.org/grads/StartToFinish.cfm#organizing

• Perspectives Article, “Managing the Terror”: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2009/0901/0901gra2.cfm

• On developing a writing habit: Bolker, Joan.  Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day (N.Y.: Henry Holt, 1998)

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Conferences

AHA on Conferences and Networking: http://www.historians.org/grads/StartToFinish.cfm#networking

• “The Rules” for Conferences by Linda K. Kerber

Presenting: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0805/0805pro1.cfm

Chairing: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0809/0809pro1.cfm

Commenting and Listening: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0810/0810pro2.cfm

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Professional Development

AHA on professional issues: http://www.historians.org/governance/pd/ProfessionalIssues.cfm

• “The Transition from Graduate Student to Professional: A Roundtable”—Introduction by Aaron Marrs: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra1.cfm

• National Humanities Center—Offers workshops on U.S. History and American Literature for K-12 U.S. History and American Literature teachers: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/index.htm

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Publishing

• AHA on Publishing: http://www.historians.org/grads/StartToFinish.cfm#publishing

• “Practical Advice for Writing Your Dissertation, Book, or Article” by Liena Vayzman: http://www.historians.org/Perspectives/issues/2006/0612/0612gra1.cfm

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Teaching

AHA Teaching Resources

• Resources for all teaching levels: http://www.historians.org/teaching/index.cfm

• Guide to Teaching and Learning with New Media: http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/mcclymer/index.cfm

• Preparing to teach: http://www.historians.org/grads/StartToFinish.cfm#teaching

• “From Teaching Assistant to Tenure-Track Faculty” by Cheryl A. Wells: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra3.cfm

Other Resources

• National Humanities Center—Offers workshops on U.S. History and American Literature for K-12 U.S. History and American Literature teachers: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/index.htm

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Jobs

Postdocs & Early Career

• AHA articles / links about the transition to a Professional Career: http://www.historians.org/grads/EarlyCareerProfessionals.cfm

• Useful publications: Heiberger and Vick's, The Academic Job Search Handbook (University of Pennsylvania Press); Germano's, From Dissertation to Book (University of Chicago Press)

Academic—adjunct work and tenure track

• AHA general page on jobs and careers: http://www.historians.org/jobs/index.htm

• Applying for academic jobs: http://www.historians.org/grads/JobMarket.cfm#academic

• Adjunct positions: http://www.historians.org/info/part-time.cfm

• Secondary education: http://www.historians.org/grads/JobMarket.cfm#secondary

• Chronicle of Higher Education job search: http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61

• “Temping Toward the Tenure Track” by Lynn Sargeant: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra2.cfm

• “Going to a Community College” by Natalie Kimbrough: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra4.cfm

• “Reflections of a Part-Timer” by Edward Rice-Maximin: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra4.cfm

• “How to Prepare for Academic Job Interviews” by Prof. Anne Donadey:

http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/wsweb/Anne_Donadey/prep.html

• “Questions One Should Be Prepared to Answer for Job Interviews” by Mary Corbin Sies:

http://otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobquess.html

• “Academic Job Interview Advice” by Mary Corbin Sies:

http://otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobadvice.html

Non-academic work—archives, public history, etc.

• AHA on public history job market: http://www.historians.org/grads/JobMarket.cfm#public

• Resources for public historians, information on various fields: http://www.historians.org/info/public.cfm

• “From Graduate School to Public History” by Melissa Jane Taylor: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0812/0812gra4.cfm

Independent scholars

• AHA publication for purchase: Perspectives on: Life after a History Ph.D., edited by Edited by Richard Bond and Pillarisetti Sudhir.

Where to find Job Postings

• Chronicle of Higher Education job search: http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61
  
  
• The American Historical Association’s Perspectives: www.historains.org
  
  
• http://www.h-net.org/jobs/
  
  
• Listservs: http://www.h-net.org/lists/
  
  
• http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/AcademicJobSearch

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Family / Life Issues

Woman-specific Advice

• AHA Resources: http://www.historians.org/resources/women.cfm

• AHA Committee on Women Historians: http://www.historians.org/governance/cwh/index.cfm

Minority Issues

• AHA Committee on Minority Historians: http://www.historians.org/governance/cwh/index.cfm

Fun Links

• www.phdcomics.com

• “iTunes U: Fun for Academics and Eternal Scholars Alike” by Jessica Pritchard: http://blog.historians.org/resources/833/itunes-u-fun-for-academics-and-eternal-scholars-alike

• History News Network: http://hnn.us/

• OAH Radio Show, “Talking History”: http://www.oah.org/activities/talkinghistory/index.html

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updated March 9, 2013

 

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The Western Association of Women Historians was founded in 1969 to promote the interests of women historians both in academic settings and in the field of history generally.

Drawing scholars from the Western states, the WAWH is the largest of the regional women's historical associations in the U.S.

The WAWH encourages the participation of academic historians and independent scholars, and welcomes literary scholars and art, theater, and film specialists.