H-Women's purpose is to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of the field and historiography of women's studies. H-Women is especially interested in methods of teaching history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse settings.

Recent Calls

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Suffrage at 100: Women and American Politics Since 1920: NEW DUE DATE: October 16, 2018

Call for 500-word Proposals: NEW DUE DATE: October 16, 2018

 

Editors: Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow

 

Collection Overview

As the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment approaches, women are seemingly at a crossroads in American politics. They appear to be gaining traction in this traditionally masculine realm, but are still far behind.  Women continue to grapple with the disappointment that gender parity in politics did not easily follow the right to vote.

 

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, August 23, 2018

CFP: Suffrage at 100: Women and American Politics Since 1920

Call for 500-word Proposals: DUE September 15, 2018

Editors: Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow

Collection Overview

As the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment approaches, women are seemingly at a crossroads in American politics. They appear to be gaining traction in this traditionally masculine realm, but are still far behind.  Women continue to grapple with the disappointment that gender parity in politics did not easily follow the right to vote.

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Recent Book Reviews

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Grant on Blain, 'Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom'

The following book review from H-Diplo may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Author: 

Keisha N. Blain

Reviewer: 

Nicholas Grant

Keisha N. Blain. Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom. Politics and Culture in Modern America Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. 264 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8122-4988-0.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Dawson on Malcolmson and Malcolmson, 'A Shop Assistant in Wartime: The Dewsbury Diary of Kathleen Hey, 1941-1945'

The following book review from H-War may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Dawson on Malcolmson and Malcolmson, 'A Shop Assistant in Wartime: The Dewsbury Diary of Kathleen Hey, 1941-1945'

Author: 

Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson, eds.

Reviewer: 

Sandra Dawson

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Hadar on Harris, 'Warriors, Witches, Whores: Women in Israeli Cinema'

The following book review from H-Judaic may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Author: 

Rachel S. Harris

Reviewer: 

David Hadar

Rachel S. Harris. Warriors, Witches, Whores: Women in Israeli Cinema. Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies Series. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2017. 336 pp. $35.99 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8143-3967-1.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Damodaran on Ramesh, 'Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature.'

The following book review from H-Asia may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Author: 

Jairam Ramesh

Reviewer: 

Vinita Damodaran

Jairam Ramesh. Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature. New Delhi: Simon & Shuster, 2017. 464 pp. $28.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-81-933552-4-4.

Reviewed by Vinita Damodaran (University of Sussex) Published on H-Asia (August, 2018) Commissioned by Sumit Guha (The University of Texas at Austin)

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Konkle on Smyth, 'Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood'

The following book review from H-California may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Author: 

J. E. Smyth

Reviewer: 

Amanda Konkle

J. E. Smyth. Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 328 pp. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-084082-2.

Reviewed by Amanda Konkle (Georgia Southern University) Published on H-California (August, 2018) Commissioned by Khal Schneider

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Recent Discussions

Discussion published by Jennifer Montgomery - Journal of Women's History on Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Call for Nominations: President of the Journal of Women’s History Board of Trustees

The Journal of Women’s History is currently seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for its next President. This six-year term will begin in January 2019. Interested candidates will be asked to send a CV and a couple of paragraphs explaining how their scholarly, academic, administrative, and/or organizing experience prepares them to preside over the JWH Board.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Grant on Blain, 'Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom'

The following book review from H-Diplo may be of interest to some H-Women list members.

Author: 

Keisha N. Blain

Reviewer: 

Nicholas Grant

Keisha N. Blain. Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom. Politics and Culture in Modern America Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. 264 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8122-4988-0.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, September 13, 2018

H-Net Job Guide from  3 September 2018 to 10 September 2018

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from
 3 September 2018 to 10 September 2018.  These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the list editors for H-Women.  See the H-Net Job Guide website at
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information.  To contact the Job Guide,
write to jobguide@mail.h-net.msu.edu, or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 am and 5 pm US Eastern time.



WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Suffrage at 100: Women and American Politics Since 1920: NEW DUE DATE: October 16, 2018

Call for 500-word Proposals: NEW DUE DATE: October 16, 2018

 

Editors: Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow

 

Collection Overview

As the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment approaches, women are seemingly at a crossroads in American politics. They appear to be gaining traction in this traditionally masculine realm, but are still far behind.  Women continue to grapple with the disappointment that gender parity in politics did not easily follow the right to vote.

 

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