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WOMEN ALSO KNOW HISTORY
This document summarizes a seminar titled "Women Also Know History" presented by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture and William & Mary. It discusses how fields have historically excluded women and the importance of expanding networks and supporting more diverse scholars. It introduces speakers from the University of Pittsburgh and Princeton who will discuss how the website and social media campaign "Women Also Know History" aims to create profiles of thousands of women historians to make their work more visible and increase their recognition, citing anecdotal evidence of its impact.
WOMEN ALSO KNOW HISTORY
- 1. WOMEN ALSO KNOW HISTORY COPENORTH AMERICAN SEMINAR MAY 3, 2019 KARINWULF OMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE AND WILLIAM & MARY @KAWULF
- 2. WOMEN ALSO KNOWHISTORY: WHY? “I have no doubt that there are many talented female historians whom I should have invited. I reproach myself for not knowing them and not having done more to get to know them. If any good has come of all this negative publicity, perhaps I shall now get to know them.” - NF
- 3. FROM EARLY AMERICATOVAST EARLY AMERICA • How fields and disciplines indicate exclusion • Expanding the intellectual framework • Expanding the networks of scholars • Expanding the work we can support • Increasing the diversity of the scholars and scholarship we support • Virtuous circle
- 4. WOMEN ALSO KNOW HISTORY KEISHABLAIN, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH EMILY PRIFOGLE , PRINCETON UNIVERSITY KARINWULF, OI AND W&M MADDISON RHOA,W&M
- 5. WOMEN ALSO KNOWSTUFF • Political Science • Academic (PhD) political scientists • Website womenalsoknowstuff.com • 15k Twitter followers; 1650 profiles on site • Swag (stickers, pins etc), great social media game! • Cited in news media stories
- 6. JOB #1: HISTORYPROFESSOR / HISTORIAN
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- 8. WOMENALSOKNOWHISTORY.COM https://womenalsoknowhistory.com Approx. 3500 profiles Keywordsearchable Ex: https://womenalsoknowhistory.com /individual-scholar-page/?pdb=1871
- 9. WOMEN ALSO KNOWHISTORY – IMPACT? • Anecdotal • Traffic to the site is intensive • JudithW. tweet example • Journalism and workflow • Designing a study • And followingWAKS!