OU Department of History
Agricultural History Society (AHS)Welcome to the RWSA
Founded in 1998 as an outgrowth of the Sixth Conference on Rural and Farm Women in Historical Perspective, the Rural Women's Studies Association is an international association for the advancement and promotion of farm and rural women's gender studies in historical perspective. The Association aims to encourage research, to promote existing and forthcoming scholarship, and to establish and maintain links with contemporary farm and rural women's organizations. The RWSA aims to encourage scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds and countries to communicate about their research and all other activities that are supportive of the Association's goals.
Jensen-Neth Fund
The Jensen-Neth Fund, in honor of Joan Jensen and in memory of Mary Neth, was established to provide some funding for graduate students, activists, and international scholars who wish to attend the RWSA conferences. The RWSA is an incorporated 501c3 organization, and all donations are tax-deductable. For information on how to make a donation, click on the Membership Form link below.
Announcements
Rhymes, Rhythms, and Rituals: Twenty-Five Years of Rural Women’s Studies Revisited
The Triennial Conference of the Rural Women’s Studies Association (RWSA): registration is now open!
This year's conference is being hosted by the Rural Social Justice Centre for Research at St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in cooperation with the Rural Research Centre at Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Nova Scotia, Canada, on July 26-28, 2012.
Participants may direct any inquiries related to registration or local logistical arrangements to Lehanne Knowlton via email: knowlton@stu.ca or by phone at (506) 460-0384.
Inquiries pertaining to international travel or visas should be directed to Deborah Stiles: dstiles@nsac.ca (902) 893-6705 (tel) (902) 893-6230 (fax).
Register NOW online for the conference at:http://www.stu.ca/rwsa
RWSA members and web site visitors may be interested in also visiting the following organizational sites: Assn. for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums; Southern Association for Women Historians; Western Association of Women Historians; and Women and Gender Historians of the Midwest.