Western Association of Women Historians
PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF WOMEN HISTORIANS
The University of Georgia Press has just published the book Revolutionizing Expectations: Women’s Organizations, Feminism, and American Politics, 1965 – 1980 by Melissa Estes Blair. Blair examines the 1970s women’s movement in Denver, CO, Durham, NC, and Indianapolis, IN and tells the story of both local NOW chapters and feminist activism of Leagues of Women Voters, […]
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 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
