Voices of Women Historians: The Personal, the Political, the Professional
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This collection of personal narratives by former officers of the Coordinating Council for Women in History weaves together past and present in women's history, and women in the historical profession. Recording the diverse paths taken to become historians, essays describe how a group of women negotiated the often competing demands of being a woman, a professional, and a political activist during the turbulent 1960s through the challenges of the 1990s.
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Recording the diverse paths taken to become historians, these essays relate how a group of women negotiated the often competing demands of being a woman, a professional, and a political activist in the period from the turbulent 1960s through the challenging 1990s. The Coordinating Council for Women in History evolved from a cohort of women historians who turned their scholarly focus to the recovery of women's experiences. In so doing, they created and legitimated the field of women's history. The contributors to this volume, former CCWH officers, mark the thirtieth anniversary of the organization while commemorating three decades of feminist activism and scholarship. But beyond the celebration of personal and professional progress, this collection contributes to the emerging historiography of women's history and the literature on women in the professions.
Voices of Women Historians: The Personal, the Political, the Professional
Voices of Women Historians: The Personal, the Political, the Professional,Eileen Boris,Nupur Chaudhuri,Eileen Boris,Nupur Chaudhuri,Indiana University Press,0253212758,20th century,Biography,Feminism,Historiography,History,History - General History,Social Science,Sociology,United States,Women,Women historians,Women's Studies - General,History: theory & methods,Women's studies
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