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Associations and Societies
Specialized Associations and Societies
International Associations and Societies
Specialized Associations and Societies
- AIM Gender: Arbeitskreis für interdisziplinäre Männerforschung Working group for interdisciplinary research on men and masculinities: a group of German speaking academics from all over the world doing research on men and gender studies.
- American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN)
- Aphra Behn Society The Society is dedicated to encouraging and advancing research that focuses on issues of gender and/or women's role in the arts of early modern culture, circa 1660-1800. Through its newsletter, website, and biannual meeting, it seeks to promote an exchange of information and ideas among members of the various disciplines engaged in related research.
- Arbeitskreis Geschlechtergeschichte der frühen Neuzeit (AKGG-FNZ)
- Arbeitskreis Historische Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Founded in 1990, German member of the IFRWH. The AKHFG website contains general information, announcements, a database of researchers, a mailinglist (but not for free) and a few relevant links.
- Archif Menwyod Cymru / Women’s Archive of Wales Information about this organization which aims to promote the study, and to rescue and preserve the sources, of women's history in Wales. The collections, which are held in existing record offices in Wales, and the National Library of Wales, range from single items to large collections of documents, photographs, newsletters and other material.
- Archives du Féminisme A French association that was founded to preserve the papers of feminists and feminists organizations. With the Bibliothčque universitaire d’Angers it established the Centre des Archives du Féminisme.
- Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious (ACWR)
- Asociación de Estudios Históricos sobre la Mujer (AEHM/UMA) Information about the women's history association of the University of Málaga, Spain. The site also offers a long list of women's history titles in the University of Málaga Library.
- Asociación Espańola de Investigación de Historia de las Mujeres Website of the Spanish association for women's history. Information about the Association, its aims and activities, its publications - including Arenal. Revista de historia de las mujeres, the first Spanish journal for women's history -, and al large number of links to Spanish and international web resources.
- Asociación Universitaria de Estudios de las Mujeres General information about this Spanish organization; a directory of women's and women's studies centres in Spain, a calendar of events.
- Associaçăo Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres APEM The Portuguese Women’s Studies Association was founded in 1991 to support, promote and encourage women's, gender and feminist studies in all areas of knowledge.
- Association for Feminist Anthropology A section of the American Anthropological Association. Besides general information, the website contains news on scholarships, grants, etc., links, book reviews, and a mailing list.
- Association for Women in Slavic Studies A networking resource for people concerned with the problems, status, and achievements of women in the profession. It also attempts to cover research and teaching in women's studies and questions of gender and family life in Central/Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The organization is affiliated with AAASS (The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies).
- Association Nationale des Etudes Féministes ANEF General information about this French organization for women's studies.
- Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) Founded in 1979, the organization's goals are to support black women in the historical profession, disseminate information by, for and about black women and promote scholarship by and about black women. General information, newsletter.
- British Historians of Women in the Americas Information from the History of Feminism Network
- Canadian Association for the History of Nursing / l'Association canadienne pour l'histoire du nursing (CAHN/ACHN) General information, newsletter, a Guide to Canadian Nursing Archival Resources
- Canadian Association for Women and Public History (CAWPH) L’association canadienne de l’histoire publique des femmes (ACHPF)
- Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality Website of the Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality, an official subcommittee of the Canadian Historical Association. The site includes a newsletter, calls for papers, bibliographies, course materials, and links.
- Canadian Committee on Women's History CCWH = CCHF Comité canadien de l'histoire des femmes The Canadian Committee on Women's History is affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association. General information, newsletter.
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative The CWAHI aims to bring scholars together to research art made by women in Canada prior to 1967. The website provides information about CWAHI activities and conferences, their Documentation Centre, links to the Historical Canadian Women Artists Bio-bibliographic Database and other resources.
- Canadian Women's Studies Association /L'association canadienne des études sur les femmes General information.
- CAWHC The Chicago Area Women's History Council is a non-profit, membership organization that promotes the study, interpretation and preservation of women's history.
- Central Asian Network of Gender Studies The website of this network of researchers includes a library of texts on gender issues published (mainly) in Russian during last 5-7 years, a bibliography, educational resources, book reviews, announcements, conferences and seminars, and a list of related websites.
- Ceresdonne Centro studi sulla storia e la cultura delle donne. General information in Italian and English.
- Coordinating Council for Women in History CCWH An American organization for women in the historical profession. The website contains general information about the Council, a newsletter, a directory of CCWH affiliates and organizations for networking, and job and conference announcements.
- Dansk Sygeplejehistorisk Selskab The Danish Society of Nursing History. General information, online articles, English page.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pflegewissenschaft General information on the German Society of Nursing Science, an independent forum for the development and promotion of nursing science and nursing research in Germany.
- EFiGiES Association des Jeunes Chercheuses et Chercheurs en Etudes Féministes, Genre et Sexualités French association for feminist, gender and sexuality studies. Information about the association's activities, bibliography, mailing list.
- FemArc - Netzwerk archäologisch arbeitender Frauen Women's Network in Archaeology (Germany); publisher of FemArcEdition
- Feminist & Women's Studies Association FWSA (UK & Ireland) General information, newsletter, conferences.
- Feminist and Women's Studies Association (UK & Ireland) General information, newsletter.
- Feminist Crime Research Network Historians, sociologists and academic lawyers sharing research interests in the area of gender and criminality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. General information about the network and its seminars, a few links to related websites.
- Fondazione Pasquale Valerio per la storia delle Donne Napoli A foundation for the research, the preservation and the publication of sources and documents, starting from those which are kept in Archives and Libraries of Southern Italy. Information in Italian, English and Spanish.
- Forschungsnetzwerk Geschlechterdifferenz in europäischen Rechtskreisen Gender differences in European legal cultures. The website of this European network contains general information in German about the network, a mailing list, conferences, some bibliographic information, and related links.
- Foundation for Early Modern Women's History (Netherlands)
- Frida Verein zur Förderung und Vernetzung Frauenspezifischer Informations- und Dokumentationseinrichtungen in Österreich. Network of Austrian Women's Studies Libraries and Archives.
- Gender and Medieval Studies Group (GMS) A UK-based organization devoted to putting together an annual interdisciplinary conference on the study of medieval gender.
- Germaine de Staël Society for Revolutionary and Romantic Studies An Allied Organization of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
American Council of Learned Scholars
- Grupo de Estudios sobre la Mujer en Espańa y las Américas (pre-1800) GEMELA
GEMELA strives to unite scholars across traditional disciplinary boundaries through its focus on women's cultural production in medieval and early modern Spain and colonial Latin America through 1800; continues the Asociación de Escritoras de Espańa y las Américas (1300-1800) AEEA. General information, mailing list, newsletter, links.
- History of Feminism Network A website "created by a collective of postgraduate students researching and/or passionate about the history of feminism": news, announcements, online debates.
- International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society
IASSCS was formed in July 1997 in Amsterdam, following a successful conference, 'Beyond Boundaries: Sexuality Across Cultures', jointly hosted by the Universities of Amsterdam and Chicago
- International Joan of Arc Society (Société Internationale de l'étude de Jeanne d'Arc) is a WWW repository of scholarly and pedagogic information about Joan of Arc collected by faculty, independent scholars, and students. The site features texts related to Joan of Arc, a discussion list, a bibliography, maps, a catalogue of Joan-of-Arc films, pedagogic resources and links to related websites.
- International Virginia Woolf Society General information about the Society and its activities, online bibliographies, links to Virginia Woolf source materials and other Virginia Woolf societies; at the University of Toronto.
- Kölner FrauenGeschichtsverein Information about the activities of the women's history society of Cologne, Germany.
- Kommission für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde) General information on the Committee for Women's and Gender Studies of the German Society for Folklore. The contact addresses are Austrian.
- Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists
- Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of San Diego
- Margaret Cavendish Society Website An international organization. The site contains current and past newsletters, contacts, information on joining the Society, images, conference details and links to bibliographies, books, e-text and related sites.
- Margaret Fuller Society A non-profit educational organization founded to stimulate interest in the life and writings of Margaret Fuller and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among Fuller scholars and other interested persons. Genral information, biography, bibliography, a few online articles on Fuller.
- Minerva Center An educational foundation for the study of women and the military and women in war. Runs H-MINERVA Discussion Network, published Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military a journal now renamed Women and War; launching the Minerva Society for the Study of Women and War (MSSWW) in 2007. The website features bibliographies of women and the military in history.
- Mnémosyne. Association pour le développement de l'histoire des femmes et du genre French association for women's and gender history, French section of the International Federation for Research in Women's History; publisher of electronic journal Genre&Histoire.net
- National Collaborative for Women's History Sites (Mount Laurel, NJ). NCWHS supports and promotes the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life.
- Nederlands Genootschap Vrouwenstudies Website of the Dutch Society for Women's Studies (Utrecht). General information in Dutch
- NWSA Early Modern Interest Group Information about the aims and activities of this interest group of the National Women's Studies Association.
- NWSA Medieval Women Interest Group Information about the aims and activities of this interest group of the National Women's Studies Association.
- Ontario Women's History Network A not-for-profit organization affiliated with the Ontario Historical Society. The aim of the Network is to encourage the preservation, production, and dissemination of women's history in Ontario, with a special emphasis on the teaching and study of that history.
- Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan is published twice a year by Pakistan Association for Women's Studies (PAWS).
- Red de Estudiosas de la historia de mujeres y genero en Mexico REDMUGEN General information.
- Scholars of Single Women Network Website of a network "for everyone interested in scholarship on single women (any area, any time period)". Resources include syllabi, abstracts, and links.
- Schweizer Theologinnen The website of the Swiss women theologians includes a bibliography of women in the history of religion and a list of archival collections and repositories in Switzerland.
- Scottish Women's History Network At Glasgow Caledonian University.
- SIEFAR: Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime. The Association is devoted to French women's history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Besides information on SIEFAR's mission and activities, its website offers news on events and new publications, a directory of researchers, a biographical dictionary with home made entries and entries taken from other historical dictionaries, and a list of researchers and their publications.
- Social Science History Association Women/Gender Network
- Societŕ italiana delle Letterate Italian association for women's comparative literature. Information in Italian.
- Societá Italiana delle Storiche (SIS) The website of the Italian Association of Women Historians contains information about its aim, activities, and publications, including the journal Genesis; a bibliography of women's history articles in Italian journals and links to online articles.
- Société des études staëliennes Information about this society for the study of the life and work of Madame de Staël and other writers of the Groupe de Coppet; large online bibliographies,
biograpical notes, conferences, and book announcements, all in French.
- Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship Based at Minot State University, North Dakota. General information on the Society and its journal, Medieval Feminist Forum (MFF).
- Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship / Medieval Feminist Forum (MFF) Minot State University is the institutional home of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS) and its journal, Medieval Feminist Forum (MFF).
- Society for the Social History of Medicine Journals tables of contents, conferences, seminars.
- Society for the Study of Early Modern Women A USA based network of scholars who meet annually, sponsor sessions at conferences, maintain a listserv and website, give awards for outstanding scholarship, and support one another's work in the field.
- Society for Women and the Civil War (USA). Information on the Society, newsletter.
- Southern Association for Women Historians
- SSA: Women's Collections Roundtable
- Study Group on Women and Gender Relations in Russia and East-Central Europe The Study Group on Women and Gender Relations in Russia and East-Central Europe is based at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham. It is sponsored by the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies. The website contains general information about the Study Group.
- Texas Women’s History Network General information
- Varnhagen Gesellschaft Online The mission of the Varnhagen Society Hagen - Berlin (Germany) is to support and spread knowledge of Rahel and Karl August Varnhagen, Ludmilla Assing and the other writers of the "Varnhagen von Enseschen Sammlung".
- Vereniging voor Vrouwengeschiedenis VVG The Dutch Association for Women's History.
- VGN Commissie Vrouwen- en Gendergeschiedenis Webpage of the Association of History Teachers in the Netherlands - Comittee for Women and Gender History.
- West of England & South Wales Women's History Network Continuation of the Southwest Women's History Network (UK)
- Western Association of Women Historians
- Women and Gender in Chinese Studies Network WAGNet News and announcements, a member list, publication lists, links.
- Women Association of History Researchers - WAHR - Iran Information in Farsi.
- Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies A group of colleagues concerned with feminist studies and with the role of women in British Luso-Hispanism.
- Women on Ireland Research Network A network of women academics working on all aspects of Irish life and culture, from disciplines as varied as sociology, geography, art history, cultural studies, literature and history.
- Women's and Gender Historians of the Midwest The Women's Historians of the Midwest have reformed after a hiatus as the new WGHOM. The organization hopes to provide a forum for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates in the Midwestern United States who are interested in women's and gender history.
- Women's Committee of the Economic History Society The aim of the Committee is to encourage women to participate in all areas of economic and social history.
- Women's History Association of Ireland Founded in 1989, the aim of the WHAI (formerly the Irish Association for Research in Women's History) is to promote research into the history of women in Ireland.
- Women's History Network (UK) The WHN is an organisation of academics, teachers, women in libraries, independent and amateur historians, working to encourage research and writing in women's history. The WHN holds an annual conference, awards a prestigious essay prize each year, and reaches out to student and independent historians of women.
- Women's History Network of British Columbia Information about the Network's activities, links to sites about women's history & heritage sites in British Columbia, information about upcoming women's history events & activities in British Columbia, book reviews, and research queries.
- Women's History Scotland General information about this association and its activities, links to sources on women's history, resources for schools, online newsletter (MS Word files).
- Women's Studies Group 1558-1837 The Women's Studies Group: 1558 - 1837 (U.K.)is a small, informal multi-disciplinary group formed to promote women's studies in the early modern period and the long eighteenth century
International Associations and Societies
- AOIFE The Association of Institutions for Feminist Education and Research in Europe is a European association for Women's Studies based on institutional membership. It links institutions dedicated to initiating and supporting feminist education and research in Europe.
- ATGENDER, the European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation "Networking is ATGENDER’s main project" and "Sending out regular newsletters is but one of the good practices of ATHENA that ATGENDER will continue".
- European Social Science History Conference Networks Family and Demography, Sexuality, Women and Gender, among other networks.
- International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) website See Resources for many links to online materials about individual historical women musicians, special articles, historical surveys, collections and databases
- International Federation for Research in Women's History IFRWH = Fédération Internationale
pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes Information about the Federation, conference announcements, online newsletter, draft papers presented at the Sydney conference (June 2005).
- International Joan of Arc Society (Société Internationale de l'étude de Jeanne d'Arc) is a WWW repository of scholarly and pedagogic information about Joan of Arc collected by faculty, independent scholars, and students. The site features texts related to Joan of Arc, a discussion list, a bibliography, maps, a catalogue of Joan-of-Arc films, pedagogic resources and links to related websites.
- Kapralova Society A non-profit arts organization based in Toronto, Canada. Its mission is to promote interest in Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova and other women in music through education, research, and special projects, in collaboration with other organizations. The website contains many resources, including lists of women composers and conductors, and links to other relevant sites.
- Rural Women's Studies Association An international association for the advancement and promotion of farm and rural women's gender studies in historical perspective.
- Scholars of Single Women Network Website of a network "for everyone interested in scholarship on single women (any area, any time period)". Resources include syllabi, abstracts, and links.
- SIEFAR: Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime. The Association is devoted to French women's history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Besides information on SIEFAR's mission and activities, its website offers news on events and new publications, a directory of researchers, a biographical dictionary with home made entries and entries taken from other historical dictionaries, and a list of researchers and their publications.
- WISE Women's International Studies Europe European association for individuals and institutions involved in women's studies. The website contains general information about WISE activities, the European Journal of Women's Studies, the WISE-L discussion list, and a fundraising guide.
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