Event Details

End: August 10, 2017
Contact: houstoncon17@gmail.com
More Info: http://classweb.uh.edu/iwynatlwomensconf/call-for-papers/

The Center for Public History at the University of Houston is sending out a Call for Papers for the conference, “1977-2017: The IWY National Women’s Conference In Retrospect” held November 5-7, 2017 at the University of Houston.

 

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the 1977 National Women’s Conference, the domestic answer to the United Nations’ International Women’s Year initiative.  The Houston Conference, as it came to be known, was the largest federally mandated gathering of American women in history.

 

During a three day conference, November 5-7, we aim to take stock of this momentous feat as well as consider the separate concerns articulated at a “pro-family” counter-convention held in Houston simultaneously.  A scholarly academic symposium will coincide with a delegate and observer reunion.

 

The conference aims to engage a fresh conversation about topics related to U.S. politics and society in the last quarter of the twentieth century, including, but not limited to: LGBTQ and racial civil rights; family planning; reproductive health; immigration; access to education and childcare.

 

The website for further information:

 

http://classweb.uh.edu/iwynatlwomensconf/call-for-papers/

 

The submission deadline is Submission deadline: August 10, 2017.

 

Applicants can submit applications as one PDF at: houstoncon17@gmail.com

For questions, please contact Nancy Beck Young: nyoung@central.uh.edu, or Leandra Zarnow: lrzarnow@central.uh.edu