2021 Conference - At WAWH's annual Executive Board Meeting held earlier this summer, the Board made the decision to convert our 2021 conference to a fully online format. The Board did not make this decision lightly; it grew out of concerns not only of the pandemic's continued hold on the U.S., but also on its financial consequences, both for our members personally and for … Read more

What is the WAWH?
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. The WAWH is the largest of the regional women's historical associations in the United States. Although the majority of our members come from the Western United States, we have members from across the United States, … Learn more

Membership
The WAWH 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 one of the largest of the regional women's historical association in the United States. Although the majority of our members come from the Western United States, we have members from … Read more

Annual Awards & Prizes
The Western Association of Women Historians offers eight annual awards and prizes: The Founders’ Dissertation Fellowship Peggy Renner Award for Teaching and Curricular Innovation The Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Perry Graduate Student Conference Poster Prize The Carol Gold Graduate Student Conference Paper Prize The Gita Chaudhuri Prize (best monograph about the … Read more