International conference 12-14 November 2008 in Umeå, Sweden
The conference aims to survey, present and initiate research about politically active women 1500-1900. A first call for papers will be sent out in January 2008. More information about the
conference will be published at the same time at http://www.umu.se/histstud
The theme Political women 1500-1900 include research on politically active women before the breakthrough of political democracy. The concept includes women who acted in order to influence the exercising of power and/or participated in establishing political power groups.
The former action may cover women who voted in local, regional or national elections or attempted to influence those holding political power through petitions, conversations or bribery. The latter may include the salonnières of the Enlightenment, female patrons or women who were part of the informal power structures of local society. Women acting politically are of interest regardless of which social category (peasantry, bourgeoisie, nobility or other) they belonged to.
For further information, please contact:
Åsa Karlsson Sjögren
asa.karlsson.sjogren[at]historia.umu.se
Svante Norrhem
svante.norrhem[at]histstud.umu.se
Peter Lindström
peter.lindstrom[at]histstud.umu.se