WAWH in the World

The Hivewire Daily recently featured WAWH member Karen Caverly-Molineaux for uncovering Hollywood's 1920s connection to the Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon. 

Read the story HERE.

In Family Secrets of the Spanish Civil War, Dr. Schechter and Dr. Dan Czitrom, Professor Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College discuss the stories, often carried and kept by mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, about their rich family connections to the Spanish Civil War. Themes include migration, class struggle, and the international fight against fascism.  

Listeners will also hear about two new, family-driven books written by the hosts: El Terrible: Life and Labor in Pueblonuevo, 1887–1939 by Schechter and Kitchen Table History: Wrestling with my Family's Radical Past by Czitrom. 

Listen on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. 

When Phoenix became the focus for the National Women’s March, Pamela Stewart sat down with Lauren Gilger of the Phoenix NPR affiliate KJZZ’s, “The Show,” to discuss Why women have marched throughout history—and why it still matters today. 

The interview aired on January 24, 2024. Stewart is WAWH's Executive Director, Teaching Professor Emerita at Arizona State University, and the founder and owner of ACTIVHISTorian.com.  

by Kate L. Flach

July 31, 2025 

Featured in TIME MAGAZINE online

CLICK HERE to read the article.

Historians continue to tease out the many ways that the national women’s suffrage movement was a watershed moment for American women. In "The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement" (originally posted to the National Parks Service website in 2020), WAWH member Dr. Wendy Rouse tells us that the movement “allowed women to re-examine, question, and begin to systematically rebel against the many restrictions they had lived under for centuries – including oppressive gender and sexual norms.” 

In examining the suffrage movement through a queer lens, Rouse reconsiders the traditional telling of women's suffrage. Doing so diversifies and broadens our knowledge and appreciation of suffragists -- their tactics, motivations, and intentions. It does not erase or replace the contributions of cisgender heterosexual white women -- but rather, enriches our understanding of a truly consequential moment in American history.

Unfortunately, inclusive histories do not fit with the federal administration’s worldview.

In early February 2025, Rouse’s article on women’s suffrage was heavily revised without her permission. Words such as gender, transgender, non-binary, and other nonconforming language was deleted, rendering the essay nonsensical. Shortly thereafter, the National Parks Service removed the article entirely from its website.

The WAWH opposes censorship and attempts at historical erasure. We are proud to make Dr. Rouse’s article available. Please click on the pdf below to learn more about the American women’s suffrage movement.