Western Association of Women Historians

PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF WOMEN HISTORIANS

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Call for Proposals: Western History Dissertation Workshop

2017 WESTERN HISTORY DISSERTATION WORKSHOP ​Proposals from advanced Ph.D. candidates due March 1, 2017. The 12th annual Western History Dissertation Workshop will be held May 12-14, 2017 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  This writing workshop offers vigorous dissertation support to advanced western history PhD students in a collegial group of 10-12 leading scholars from participating […]

Call for Applicants: 2017 OAH Lerner-Scott Prize

The Lerner-Scott Prize is given annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women’s history. The prize is named for Gerda Lerner and Anne Firor Scott, both pioneers in women’s history and past presidents of the OAH. A dissertation must be completed during the period July 1, 2015 through […]

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