Announcements

The editors of the Journal of Women’s History congratulate Dr. Rickie Solinger for winning the A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize from the Southern Association of Women Historians (SAWH) for the best article on southern women’s history published in 2010. Solinger’s article, “The First Welfare Case: Money, Sex, Marriage, and White Supremacy in Selma, 1966, A Reproductive Justice Analysis” was published in the Journal of Women’s History vol. 22 no. 3 (Fall 2010), a special issue on “Reproduction, Sex, and Power.” The SAWH committee, made up of Cita Cook and Suzanne Cooper-Guasco, were impressed by Solinger’s illumination of institutional sexism and racism through the linkages of reproductive justice, citizenship, and sexual freedom. Congratulations to Dr. Solinger for her outstanding contribution to women’s history scholarship!

Each year, the Journal of Women’s History celebrates the National History Day competition by sponsoring a special award in women’s history. Our award winners are selected from a competitive nationwide pool of high school students and each receives a one year subscription to the Journal. We are delighted to announce that the special award in women’s history for the 2010 National History Day contest went to Brooke Friday of La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island. Her Individual Performance piece “Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Local High School to Discuss Human Rights” was based on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, particularly her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Congratulations, again, to Brooke Friday for her impressive contribution to the field of women’s history!