New book alert! Excerpt from “What is agricultural ethics and why does it matter?” in Key issues in agricultural ethics, edited by Robert L. Zimdahl available #aghist #rural #ethics ruralwomensstudies.wordpress.com/2023/08/16/wha…

Some female drummers (traveling sales personnel) had notable success, and were even featured in a comic state musical in 1898. #ruralwomen ruralwomensstudies.wordpress.com/2023/11/08/mee…

Menstruation is a natural and biological process. It's time we stop shaming women for it. #ruralwomen ruralwomensstudies.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/16-…

The 406-acre Ernst Farm on the outskirts of San Antonio, was almost completely operated by strong-willed rural women, as a mother, three sisters and a granddaughter make a productive farm through the Depression and World War II. ruralwomensstudies.org/conferences/st…

Activism and achievements of four generations of Black Arkansas women to cultivate and embrace homemade citizenship in their words and deeds while facing white aggression within the historical context of slavery, reconstruction, Black Codes, and Jim Crow. shorturl.at/lEHO2

The Amarillo Philharmonic Club educated its membership about the mechanics of music and introduced them to composers and repertoire from both across the country and the globe. ruralwomensstudies.org/conferences/th…

Call for Chapter Proposals: Iowa Agriculture from “The Golden Age” to World War II, 1900-1940 networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

Great conversations and community at RWSA 2024!

If you weren't able to attend this year's conference, please check out our blog to learn about some of the scholarship featured at the conference #Twitterstorians ruralwomensstudies.org/blog/

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming virtual event with Brown University graduate student, Sydney Giacalone

Please join us this Tuesday for our monthly virtual craft hour!

The evening before is our monthly craft night. Please come out to learn more about the organization, its history, and its plans for the future.

The RWSA monthly crafting hour for December is canceled. Please stay tuned for more information on our upcoming 2025 virtual events. We hope you have enjoyed the 2024 offerings! In the meantime, please check out our blog: ruralwomensstudies.org/blog/ and consider writing a post

It's time to build community. Although we won't be hosting virtual craft hours anymore, we're still here to help. We're taking proposals for virtual presentations about rural women's history beyond North America. #EURHO @AgHistorySoc ASWAD The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA)