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Call for Papers: Society for the History of Women in the Americas Annual Conference 2017

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its tenth annual conference, co-organised with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities and the Rothermere American Institute. We invite 250 word abstracts for 20-minute presentations on any topic, geographical period, chronological time, or theme related to the history of women […]

Editor Position Available: History of Women in the Americas

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) wishes to appoint an Editor to manage the publication of its Journal, History of Women in the Americas. The journal is an open access publication, hosted by the School of Advanced Studies, at http://journals.sas.ac.uk/hwa, and publishes at least one issue per year. History of […]

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