2021 Conference - Mark your calendars! We are thrilled to announce the confirmed dates for our 2021 conference: we will convene on April 22–24, 2021 at the same location as our cancelled conference: the Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa, California. We are also grateful that Adria L. Imada has accepted our invitation to serve as our keynote speaker in 2021. 2020 Conference An important message from … 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
