Journal of Women's History
@jwomenshistory
The official account of the Journal of Women’s History, edited by Sandie Holguín and Jennifer J. Davis. Book Review Editor, Ronnie Grinberg. Website: jwomenshistory.org journal site:
We have two excellent podcast episodes for your summer listening! Check out Lauren Duval's "The Home Front" and Chiara Formichi's "Domestic Nationalism." You can find both episodes (and more!) on our website: jwomenshistory.org/author-inter...
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW! In this episode Dr. Chiara Formichi (Cornell University) discusses Domestic Nationalism. She talks about feminist theory, food preparation and nutrition to reveal an intersection of hygiene, nutrition, and imperialism. newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-nat...
Have you listened to our new episode? Lauren Duval (@ouhistory.bsky.social) and Leah Cargin discuss what the home meant in the revolutionary era, archival research, revisionist histories, and how violence has often been obscured from the revolutionary narrative. newbooksnetwork.com/the-home-front
We are pleased to share that Jennifer Holland's recent article “A Gay Rural Awakening: A History of Small-Town Queer Politics.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 126, no. 4 (Fall 2025) has been awarded the Honorable Mention for the Judith Lee Ridge Award for the best article in the field of history.
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! In this episode Dr. Lauren Duval (University of Oklahoma University) & Leah Cargin (University of Oklahoma and Journal of Women’s History) discuss The Home Front. newbooksnetwork.com/the-home-front
Congratulations to Dr. Gaby Báez! Gaby defended her dissertation, "Medicine Worlds: Women and Indigenous Pharmacopeia in Early Modern Mexico" in May 2026. Gaby was managing editor of the JWH from 2021-2023.
Congratulations to all the graduates of 2026! You made it 🥹 and we are so proud of you! Image Description: Black and white photograph of graduates wearing women's liberation signs at Harvard University's 1972 commencement. Image Credit: Boston Globe / Getty Images
NEW ISSUE IS OUT! Read our latest issue, "Female Health Professionals and Colonial and Imperial Medicine in the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire" out now on Project Muse. muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/issue/56910
The Berkshire Conference (@berksconference) on the History of Women, Gender, and Sexualities, “Beyond Boundaries: Gender, History and the Futures We Imagine,” will be in Minneapolis June 10–13, 2027. Now accepting proposals for individual papers, panels, roundtables, and works-in-progress workshops.
Congratulations Martin Nesvig for winning the "Bandelier / Lavrin Colonial Latin American History! We talked with Nesvig about "The Women Who Threw Corn" (from @universitypress.cambridge.org) in September 2025. Check out the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-women-wh...
NEW ISSUE IS NOW OUT! 📄 Read our latest issue, "Female Humanitarian Aid in Europe During the Greater War (1912-1925)" out now on Project Muse. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56459
Have you listened to our latest New Books in Women's History Episode yet? Listen to the conversation between @bjbrickman.bsky.social and @lcargin.bsky.social wherever you like to enjoy your podcasts or at the link here: tinyurl.com/SapphoPodcast
NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED! In this episode @bjbrickman.bsky.social and @lcargin.bsky.social discuss Suffering Sappho! Brickman introduces the listeners to lesbian camp and then we discuss the many storied characters in the monograph. newbooksnetwork.com/suffering-sa...
We are thrilled to announce our latest episode of the New Books in Women's History Podcast. @lcargin.bsky.social spoke with @ayahnerd.bsky.social, @lmansley.bsky.social, and and @sarahbelle721.bsky.social about the new Nursing Clio Reader! Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...