While #FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt held press conferences to women reporters only, to force the news outlets to hire them. She knew #thefutureisfemale. That slogan arose during #womenslib of the 1970s, and we see it finding an apt home and usuage again. #WomensHistoryMonth

In 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the #BostonMarathon. She did so with men attempting to physically remove her from the course. #WomensHistoryMonth

As this things go, our leadership has a change. Ingrid Gessner is staying on, as our Sr. person, for another year. You can find more info on her work with digital humanities, and other aspects of her career, here: ph-vorarlberg.ac.at/index.php?id=3…

We welcome Izabella Kimak, from Poland who focuses on women, literature, and especially writings about southeast Asian literature. You can find more about her here: umcs.pl/pl/addres-book… #women #networking #womeninacadamia

Another new board member is Elisabetta Marino: #unideromatorii. She has a rich background in literature, transnational feminism, & she’s currently finishing a book on travel literature & the #victorian era. Find more about her here: didattica.uniroma2.it/docenti/curric…

Tanfer Emin Tunç leaves us this year, but not without a legacy. She’s known for transnational feminism, medical humanities, literature, and abortion technologies. You can find more of her writings here: amazon.com/Tanfer-Emin-Tu…

Last & not least is Annessa. She leaves our board, having joined it w/Tanfer. She’s a women’s, nationalism, consumption, travel lit, & medical humanities scholar w/ a non-academic writing too. She’s @nycbookwriter here, w/ her own webpage. Her Amazon page: amazon.com/Annessa-Ann-Ba…

We're now accepting submissions to the second issue of our online journal WiN! women.eaas.eu/journal1.php

We're accepting submissions to the 2nd issue of our online journal WiN until July 15. More info @ women.eaas.eu/journal1.php

Check out our new CfP @http://women.eaas.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Feminisms-in-American-Studies-in_and-Crisis_Where-do-we-go-from-here_.pdf

We're still accepting submissions to the next Womens' Network symposium to be held online on April 29, 2021. The deadline for proposals is December 15. For CfP go to women.eaas.eu/wp-content/upl…

Here it is! The schedule of our upcoming symposium! If you would like to join us to hear amazing papers and participate in up-to-date conversations, drop us a message to get the link to our Zoom meetings. women.eaas.eu/wp-content/upl…

Tomorrow evening we'll be welcoming you at our 4th biennial symposium! Visit our website at women.eaas.eu/conferences/ for the program and the book of abstracts. If you wish to join us, send a message through the contact form and we'll send you the links to the Zoom meetings.

It's the final countdown :) See you at 7 p.m. CET for our keynote conversation with Jennifer C. Nash and Samantha Pinto! If you haven't registered yet, you still have a few hours to drop us a message at women.eaas.eu/contact/

A huge thank you to our speakers and participants for making the 4th Biennial EAAS Women's Network Symposium such a remarkable event! Join us for the Women's Network Forum at EAAS 2020 Warsaw at 10am CET today!

EAAS Women's Network Steering Committee has two new members! Join us in welcoming Christen "ChrisAnn" Bryson (Sorbonne Nouvelle, France) and Marie Dücker (University of Graz, Austria)! And check out our updated website at women.eaas.eu/about/

Join us tomorrow for Women's Network Symposium at EAAS 2022! Friday, April 8, 9am, Room A Derecho, online and on-site! We'll be talking about our plans for the 2023 symposium in Debrecen and will release the new issue of our journal WiN!

The 3rd issue of our journal WiN is out! You can access it at women.eaas.eu/win-the-eaas-w…

Here it is! The call for papers for our 5th biennial symposium in Debrecen, Hungary, 31 March-1 April 2023! Please help us spread the word! women.eaas.eu/wp-content/upl…

looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at this year's WN Symposium! For the program and links to the sessions go to women.eaas.eu/conferences/