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, Canada, and other countries and encourage people from any geographic area to join and participate in the organization. The WAWH … Learn more

Annual WAWH Conference – Call for Papers
2020 Conference Founded in 1969, the Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH) is the largest regional women's historical association in the United States. WAWH holds an annual spring conference for the presentation of scholarly work, new research, the discussion of teaching methods, writing, and other issues of importance to women scholars. Our 52nd Annual … Read 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