Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH)

Registration for WAWH’s 54th Annual Conference is live! The conference will take place April 22 and 23 in Costa Mesa, CA. More info on the conference and the link to register available here: wawh.org/conferences/ #WAWH #Twitterstorians #Conference

Keller’s reflection on the role and responsibilities of women historians in the 1980s remains incredibly poignant and is an important reminder of our purpose and goals as current WAWH members. Please share your thoughts and comments below!

In reading Keller’s astute social and political observations, it is impossible not to see a clear parallel to modern issues facing society, and women in particular, today.

In honor of our first Throwback Thursday, we are highlighting a speech by WAWH President Frances Richardson Keller, 1981-1983, presented to the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch, August 1981.

I am Aubrey Williams, a historian, and librarian in Seattle, WA. As your new Digital Community Engagement Coordinator, I look forward to sharing WAWH news, featuring member accomplishments, and promoting connection and dialog rooted in a shared appreciation of history & research!

We're thrilled to share some exciting news about our social media accounts! Along with more frequent posts and interactions, you can now discover WAWH on Facebook, Twitter, and now Instagram. We'd be delighted if you could follow, like, and share our pages!

The Western Association of Women Historians @WAWHTweets features Judy Tzu-Chun Wu on "Rethinking US Feminism Through Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress." 3/3

I wrote my dissertation with joy + sanity intact because my local cafe held me in life-affirming community. They protected my space where I wrote 6x/wk. So many regulars cheered me on. An older patron once whispered "You're a genius" (I'm not) in my ear, and shared poetry🥹…

What an honor—my book #DetentionEmpire @UNC_Press was awarded an honorable mention First Book award from @IEHS1965! Congrats to @DrMikeAmezcua who won the award for his book, Making Mexican Chicago!🔥✨

Congratulations to Judy Wu of UC Irvine!

The OAH Executive Committee firmly denounces Florida's Department of Education's decision to reject AP African American Studies, leading to decisions to strip scholarship from the curriculum. (1/2)

The Podcast: Journal of Women’s History & New Books…Rebecca Ingram on “Women’s Work: How Culinary Cultures shaped Modern Spain” (Vanderbilt, 2022). Give a listen! jwomenshistory.org/author-intervi…

Thank you Dr. Jeanette Jones for sharing your pathbreaking digital history project with the Scholars and New Leaders program. @AHAhistorians #NEHRecovery Learn more at africafromamerica.unl.edu

Thank you Dr. Ashley Sanders for an amazing Digital Humanities Workshop, "What you missed in Grad School." @AHAHistorians #NEHRecovery Slides available at ashleyrsanders.com/what-you-misse…

WAWH celebrates historian Carmen P. Thompson and her new book The Making of American Whiteness, now out with Lexington books. @AHAHistorians. Congratulations, Dr. Thompson! rowman.com/ISBN/978166692…

Ida B. Wells used truth as a weapon | WBEZ Chicago. Excellent podcast featuring Michelle Duster and Paula Giddings. ⁦@AHAhistorians⁩ wbez.org/stories/making…

We congratulate S. Elizabeth Penry,  who has been awarded the ASPHS First Book Prize for 2022 for The People Are King: The Making of an Indigenous Andean Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019).

@RobinGanev @RanaAnwesha @qudsiya_Ah @CambridgeUP @CUPAcademic @TheNACBS @WAWHTweets @nwsa 🥹🤗🙏🏽 wait till paperback 😉