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CFP The Suffrage Centennial

Special Issue of The Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era The Suffrage Centennial Guest Editors: Cathleen Cahill, Crystal Feimster, and Kimberly Hamlin In 2020 the nation will observe the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, one of the most significant civil rights milestones in U.S. history and the culmination of […]

National Women’s History Museum report on inclusion of women in K12 curriculum standards

In preparation for the upcoming anniversary of passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the National Park Service are seeking proposals for brief essays on the woman suffrage movement. The primary purpose of the essays is to provide online context for a […]

About the WAWH

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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. 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 … Read more

The Networker

Cover - Spring 2019 Networker

The WAWH publishes The Networker, a newsletter that serves as the primary means of communication between the board and the membership. Published quarterly (with Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter issues), it contains regular news of members, information about jobs, awards, calls for papers, and resources, reports by graduate … Read more