The Working Group in Feminism and History


2004-2005 Meeting Schedule
**All meetings took place on Friday, 4-6pm , unless otherwise noted**

The Working Group in Feminism and History is run by a collective of faculty members and graduate students from Duke and UNC, with graduate students working as equal partners with the faculty. In keeping with the collective spirit, the meetings are conducted in a workshop format, with panelists making short presentations, followed by group discussion.

The theme for most of this year's sessions is "Intersections": the relationship between aspects of women's history, gender, and feminist theory and recent trends in other fields in history. In November we will host Heidi Tinsman, who will circulate for discussion a paper on her new work, which focuses on gender, authoritarian politics, and consumer culture in twentieth century Chile. In April, we are honored to have Anne Firor Scott and Gerda Lerner, who will join us to discuss their experiences in the profession and with the field of women's history.

We invite all scholars of all genders who are interested in feminism and history to participate in the WGFH. We encourage an atmosphere of engaged inquiry that opens up discussion and expands our intellectual horizons. And we look forward to seeing you this year!