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AWARDS AND PRIZES
Lerner-Scott Prize (Organization of American Historians) for best Ph.D. dissertation
in women's history: Rebecca Jo Plant, University of California, San Diego, "The
Repeal of Mother Love" (Johns Hopkins University)
Joan Kelly Memorial Prize (American Historical Association) for best women's history book: Alice Kessler-Harris, In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America (Oxford University Press, 2001).
ORGANIZATIONS
The first half of 2003 has been a busy time for the Coordinating Council for
Women in History. The organization was granted a provisional tax-exempt status
and reorganized its board. New board members include: Executive Director Jen
Scanlon; Co-President Eileen Boris; Outreach Coordinator Rebecca Nedostup; Treasurer
Marta VanLandignham; Newsletter Editor Karol K. Weaver; and Assistant Newsletter
Editor Christopher Corley.
The CCWH actively participated in many of the activities that took place at the American Historical Association Meeting in Chicago and the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in Memphis. At the AHA, the CCWH held its board meeting and luncheon, and sponsored several panels including "Impact on History Courses During and After 9-11," "Gender, Medicine, and the State," and "Interviewing in the Job Market in the Twenty-First Century." Members look forward to presenting papers and attending the International Federation for Research in Women's History in Dublin, Ireland. Co-President Eileen Boris will be a featured speaker and Assistant Newsletter Editor Christopher Corley will deliver a talk and cover the conference for The CCWH Newsletter.
CCWH's support of young scholars continues. Lisa DiCaprio received the fifth CCWH-Prelinger Award, which has been increased to $20,000 through the generosity of the prize's anonymous benefactor. In addition, Peggy Renner, Catherine Prelinger Award Chair, announced that the donor has agreed to fund the award beyond the original five years. The CCWH/Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Dissertation Award was given to Tanfer Emin-Tunc, and Felice Batlan won the CCWH/Berkshire Conference on Women Historians Dissertation Award. At the group's annual AHA luncheon, International Coordinator Simone Fahid said Afghani men and women sent words of thanks for the books that have been donated. Fahid encouraged those present to open their hearts and checkbooks to the people of Afghanistan. She challenged audience members to raise $1000 by the end of the luncheon. Attendees heeded Fahid's request, and approximately $400.00 was collected.
The editorial team of the The CCWH Newsletter, consisting of Karol Weaver, Chris Corley, and Adrianne Renberg, introduced a new format for the quarterly publication. The newsletter is now available on-line and in color at the council's website, http://theccwh.org/. This year, the newsletter proudly features a four-part series on parental leave polices written by Assistant Professor Maureen Reed of Minnesota State University Moorhead. Professor Marla Miller of the University of Massachusetts Amherst continues to keep members abreast of the latest news in public history with her quarterly contributions.
Compiled by Karol Weaver