Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (Web)
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Erica Rhodes Hayden (Trevecca Nazarene Univ.) and Michelle Moravec (Rosemont College) are the new book review editor of the online journal Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000. They are looking for individuals interested in reviewing for the journal. The online journal is published twice a year, and the editors are seeking to build a robust network of scholars willing to review books and exhibits/projects for them. If you are interested, email them with your scholarly interests, current position, and contact information. For interested book reviewers, please contact Erica Rhodes Hayden: erhayden@trevecca.edu. For interested exhibit/digital project reviewers, please contact Michelle Moravec: mmoravec@rosemont.edu.
The journal
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 is an online journal devoted to advancing scholarly debates and understanding about U.S. history and U.S. women’s history at all levels. Since it’s launch in 1997, more than 2,700 authors have written and curated 200,000+ pages of innovative scholarship, primary documents, books, images, essays, book and website reviews, teaching tools, and more. Since 2004, it has been published biannually, maintaining a steady flow of scholarship and perspectives.
The webportal (Web)
The webportal Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 is a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women’s history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, this collection seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding about U.S. women’s history generally and at the same time make those insights accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools. The collection currently includes 124 document projects and archives with more than 5,100 documents and 175,000 pages of additional full-text documents, written by 2,800 primary authors. It also includes book, film, and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools. Those subscribing to this collection can access the online version of Notable American Women and the database on Commissions on the Status of Women.
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