Founded in 1998 as an outgrowth of the Sixth Conference on Rural and Farm Women in Historical Perspective, the Rural Women’s Studies Association is an international association for the advancement and promotion of farm and rural women’s gender studies in historical perspective. The Association aims to encourage research, to promote existing and forthcoming scholarship, and to establish and maintain links with contemporary farm and rural women’s organizations. The RWSA aims to encourage scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds and countries to communicate about their research and all other activities that are supportive of the Association’s goals.
RWSA’s primary project is sponsoring a triennial conference. Learn more about our upcoming conference on our 2024 Conference page.
Rural Women’s Studies Blog
Rural Women’s Studies is a weekly blog hosted by the Rural Women’s Studies Association. Its purpose is to improve the visibility of rural women’s studies research and activism around the world.
RWSA members and others who work in the field of rural women’s studies are encouraged to submit material for possible inclusion in this blog to the editorial team at cy************@gm***.com.
Officers
Co-Chairs
Cherisse Jones-Branch, Arkansas State University, cr*****@as****.edu
Cynthia Culver Prescott, University of North Dakota, cy************@gm***.com
Co-Secretaries
Lynne Benson, University of Massachusetts-Boston, ly**********@um*.edu
Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Iowa State University, pr*****@ia*****.edu
Treasurer
Jenny Barker-Devine, Illinois College, je*****************@ic.edu
International Membership and Communication Coordinators
Pacific–Katie Cooper, Te Papa Tongarewa/Museum of New Zealand, ka**********@te****.nz
Canada–Jodey Nurse, McMaster University, nu****@mc******.ca
Europe–Margreet van der Burg, Wageningen University, Ma*****************@wu*.nl; and Tanya Watson, National University of Ireland, ta**********@ya***.com
Africa–Olubunmi Ashimolowo, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, ol****************@ya***.com; and Oluwaseun Boye, Ogun State Government, Nigeria, ol***********@gm***.com
United States–Tracey Hanshew, Washington State University-TriCities, tr************@ws*.edu; and Yvette Blair-Lavallais, yv****@yv*********.com
Graduate Student Coordinators and Emerging Professionals
Maggie Weber, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, we*****@uw**.edu
Kendra DeHart, Texas Christian University, ke***********@gm***.com
Karissa Patton, University of Lethbridge, ka************@ul***.ca
Diane McKenzie, University of Lethbridge, mc*******@ul***.ca
Web Master
Katherine Jellison, Ohio University, je******@oh**.edu
Newsletter Editor
Margaret Thomas Evans, Indiana University East, ma******@iu*.edu
Fundraising
Cynthia Culver Prescott, University of North Dakota, cy************@gm***.com
Anne Effland, USDA, an**********@us**.gov
Sara Morris, University of Kansas, se******@ku.edu
Social Media Coordinators
Cynthia Culver Prescott, University of North Dakota, cy************@gm***.com
Maggie Weber, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, we*****@uw**.edu