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.

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Discussion published by Martina Cucchiara on Tuesday, September 7, 2021

CFP: Workshop on the History of Women, Religion, and Emotions June 24-26, 2022 Berlin, Germany

As far back as 1985, Catherine Prelinger argued for the need for new research on the central role of religion in many women's lives.  Yet despite the growth of gender studies in diverse fields -- and important works like those of Marion K

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Recent Book Reviews

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Grasso on Abrams, 'First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role'

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

Author: 

Jeanne E. Abrams

Reviewer: 

Joanne S. Grasso

Jeanne E. Abrams. First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role.New York: New York University Press, 2018. 328 pp. $28.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4798-8653-1.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Stur on Sankey, 'Women and War in the 21st Century: A Country-by-Country Guide'

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

Author: 

Margaret D. Sankey

Reviewer: 

Heather M. Stur

Margaret D. Sankey. Women and War in the 21st Century: A Country-by-Country Guide. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2018. xxxiii + 319 pp. $61.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4408-5765-2; $61.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-4408-5766-9.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, May 9, 2019

Estefan on Agémian, 'Afaf Zurayk: Journeys'

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

Author: 

Sylvia Agémian

Reviewer: 

Kareem Estefan

 

Sylvia Agémian. Afaf Zurayk: Journeys. Beirut: Twig Collaborative/Saleh Barakat Gallery, 2019. 96 pp.

 

Reviewed by Kareem Estefan (Brown University)
Published on H-AMCA (May, 2019)
Commissioned by Jessica Gerschultz (University of Kansas)

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, April 25, 2019

Popa on Mack, 'Sexagon: Muslims, France, and the Sexualization of National Culture'

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

Author: 

Mehammed Amadeus Mack

Reviewer: 

Bogdan Popa

Mehammed Amadeus Mack. Sexagon: Muslims, France, and the Sexualization of National Culture. New York: Fordham University Press, 2017. 344 pp. $27.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8232-7461-1; $100.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8232-7460-4.

Discussion published by Jessie Frazier on Thursday, April 11, 2019

Mehrotra on Hans, 'Disability, Gender, and the Trajectories of Power'

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

Author: 

Asha Hans, ed.

Reviewer: 

Shubhangi G. Mehrotra

Asha Hans, ed. Disability, Gender, and the Trajectories of Power. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2015. 292 pp. $16.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-93-5150123-7.

Reviewed by Shubhangi G. Mehrotra (University at Buffalo SUNY) Published on H-Disability (April, 2019) Commissioned by Iain C. Hutchison (University of Glasgow)

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