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Dear SSAWW members,
Legacy Best Paper Contest 2012 Legacy is happy to announce the results of the SSAWW 2012 Best Paper Contest, acknowledging the strongest papers presented at the SSAWW Conference in Denver in 2012. Tina Gianquitto, "‘My Dear Dr.’: Amateur Women Plant Collectors and the Harvard Botanists, 1860-1900" Melissa J. Lingle-Martin, "Icons, Iconoclasm, and Citizenship in Max Rosenthal’s Proclamation of Emancipation and Lydia Maria Child’s A Romance of the Republic" Sarah Klotz, "Sisterhood in Pictographs: Interpreting Indigenous Literacy Practices in Hope Leslie" Corrine Martin, “'I Came to Know Another America': Disidentifying Citizenship in Agnes Smedley’s Daughter of Earth" These papers represent some of the best work being done in the field, and we heartily congratulate those listed here. We thank all those who submitted for participating in the process.
Notice on Dues Structure from SSAWW President Deb Clarke Dear SSAWW Membership: We spoke at the Business Meeting at ALA of the possibility of moving to multi-year memberships. There are several advantages to this: it's more efficient for the membership, since one doesn't have to renew every year; it stabilizes our membership; it makes it much easier for the VP for Membership to oversee all the renewals. The Advisory Board has approved the following change: membership in SSAWW will be for three-year periods. The cost will be $55 (total for three years) for faculty and $20 (total for three years) for students, retirees, and independent scholars. As of January 1, 2012, when your memberships expire, we'll ask you to renew for a 3-year period; we'll be doing away with single year memberships. Lifetime memberships are still available for $150-an excellent value and you'll never have to worry about renewing. Your dues provide you with many advantages: access to our listserv, access to our newsletter, eligibility for our panels at the ALA, and eligibility for our triennial conference. They also help to support our conference, including supplemental support for graduate students, as well as funding our newly announced awards: the Book Award, the Edition Award, and the Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Medal. While these fees represent a slight increase over our current $15/$5 single year dues, we think you'll find them well in line with other societies, and we hope you agree that this modest investment in SSAWW supports a very worthy cause. Best, Deb Clarke
Legacy Web Designer Wanted The editors of _Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers_ seek the assistance of an individual committed to enhancing the journal’s online presence. Interested parties should possess technological skills in creating modern website design, coding content for display in modern web browsers, programming dynamic text and graphic content repositories, monitoring use of the website, and troubleshooting technical problems in the website. Also required are editing experience, knowledge of the field of U.S. women’s writing from the colonial period to the early twentieth century, and the ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Responsibilities will include designing, maintaining, monitoring, improving, and updating the _Legacy_ website http://legacy.ucsd.edu/ ; selecting (in consultation with other editors) materials for publication on the website; editing materials that appear on the website; seeking grant funding opportunities; and carrying out other activities to enhance the journal’s web presence. Individuals at any rank, ranging from advanced graduate students to senior faculty members, are encouraged to apply. Interested parties should be aware that there is no financial support available for taking on such a role; all of _Legacy_’s editors and consultants work in a volunteer capacity, although they are encouraged to seek support for their work with _Legacy_ from their home institutions. If interested, please send your c.v. (including the names of at least three references), a statement of your qualifications, and a letter summarizing your interests in the fields covered by _Legacy_ to Legacy-editor@ucsd.edu . Review of applications will begin on 1 Sept. 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations are also welcome. New on Facebook and Twitter: : The Maine Women Writers Collection now has a Facebook page; you can also follow us on Twitter. Please consider becoming a fan and following our tweets. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-ME/Maine-Women-Writers-Collection/14123302255526 http://twitter.com/MEWomenWriters
Journalist/judge/author Janice Law has established a D.C.-based museum to honor America's premier women writers, historical and contemporary. www. Articles on Gender and Women Writers in Literature of the Early American Republic The literary journal LITERATURE IN THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC contains several articles that deal with gender and women
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