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Dr. Martha Swain, a past president of the Southern Association for Women Historians, died last night.  According to a post on Facebook by Marjorie Spruill, Dr. Swain had been in hospice for several days, and her twin sister Margo was with her. She was a leading historian of Southern women’s history and published important books on the New Deal. Read more about her here:
https://www.history.msstate.edu/news/2023/05/martha-swain-has-passed-away

and here:

The publications of the Black Protestant press represent one under-utilized source for the intellectual and cultural history of Black women in the South, likely due to lack of access, as most religious periodicals have not been fully digitized. My current book project examines the contributions of women to the A.M.E. Church Review, the quarterly publication of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, from 1884 to 1924. One of the key chapters treats a long-running (1903-1912) travel column in the Review, authored by a woman, E.

Twitter response from Vanessa Holloway (@thevholloway):

Keep producing cutting edge scholarship calling the system out. #twitterstorians #legalhistory

Racial violence is rooted in discrimination. I always mention myself but there are others who also tackle race jurisprudence and political theory: Pamela Brandwein, Ellen Katz, Benno Schmidt Jr., Samuel Estreicher, Joseph Ramney, Christian Samito. #twitterstorians #legalhistory

The Southern Association for Women Historians announces that applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Anne Firor Scott Mid-Career Fellowship.

H-SAWH is looking to expand our team of editors and invigorate our network content. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals at any stage of their career--including graduate students--to join a dynamic multimedia network, facilitate scholarly discussion, and provide valuable service to your field. 

Choose one or more of the following network projects related to gender and the U.S. South. Projects can be scaled up or down to fit the needs of the volunteer.

H-SAWH is looking to expand our team of editors and invigorate our network content. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals at any stage of their career--including graduate students--to join a dynamic multimedia network, facilitate scholarly discussion, and provide valuable service to your field. 

Choose one or more of the following network projects related to gender and the U.S. South. Projects can be scaled up or down to fit the needs of the volunteer.

H-SAWH is looking to expand our team of editors and invigorate our network content. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals at any stage of their career--including graduate students--to join a dynamic multimedia network, facilitate scholarly discussion, and provide valuable service to your field. 

Choose one or more of the following network projects related to gender and the U.S. South. Projects can be scaled up or down to fit the needs of the volunteer.