SHGAPE Announces Competition for Best Article Prize
The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era announces its biennial competition for the best published article dealing with any aspect of U.S. history between 1865 and 1917. The prize is open to new scholars, defined as graduate students or PhDs who have received their degree after 1994 and have not yet published a book. The article must have appeared in a journal dated 2003 or 2004. The winner of the prize will receive a $500 award. Articles may be submitted for consideration by authors or by others (journal editors, for example). Three copies of the article and a copy of the table of contents of the issue in which it appeared should be sent by December 1, 2005, to Jacqueline M. Moore, SHGAPE Prize Committee, Department of History, Austin College, 900 N. Grand Avenue, Sherman TX 75090.
AASLH Presents Awards for 2005
The American Association for State and Local History announced the winners in its 60th annual awards program, which recognizes outstanding achievements in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. The awards were presented at a special banquet during the association’s annual meeting, held in Pittsburgh in September. The 86 awards recognized significant work in nearly 40 states by small and large organizations.
The Western Association of Women Historians
The Western Association of Women Historians, which was founded in 1969, joined the AHA in June 2005 as the 116th affiliated society. Drawing scholars from the Western states and now serving over 400 members, the WAWH is the largest of the regional women’s historical associations in the United States.
The WAWH holds an annual spring conference for the presentation of scholarly work, new research, and the discussion of teaching methods, writing, and other issues of importance to women scholars. Sessions devoted to the work and interests of graduate students are encouraged. Four prizes are presented annually at the Awards Banquet. The 2006 conference will be held at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. Deborah Gray White will deliver the keynote speech.
The WAWH encourages the participation of independent scholars and, in addition to academic historians, also welcomes literary scholars, art, theater, and film specialists. A directory of all members, with addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and research interests, appears every year. The association also publishes the Networker, a newsletter, which contains, apart from association news, articles and bibliographies. For details about the WAWH, visit https://www.wawh.org/.
