While men are the sole seaweed gatherers at the subtidal zone, women take the burden in sorting, classifying and cleaning the gathered seaweeds and ultimately drying the seaweeds.
Join us May 15-19, 2024, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, for RWSA 2024!
Gendered Advocacy and Activism, Shaping Institutions and Communities
Rural Women’s Studies Association Triennial Conference 2024
Submit proposals by 1 June 2023
Gendered Advocacy and Activism, Shaping Institutions and Communities Rural Women’s Studies Association Triennial Conference Hosted by Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA May 15-19, 2024 Recent challenges to civil rights in various locations internationally bring to mind equity in rural communities which has a separate set of challenges to those Read more
The RWSA decided to go virtual, and the great pivot began.
The Rural Women’s Studies Association’s triennial conference has gone virtual. Register today!
The 2021 RWSA Triennial Conference is going virtual. We are excited to host a virtual conference that allows for a more diverse range of participants.
Women, Gender and Sexuality at the Agricultural History Society’s 100th Anniversary Meeting The 100th anniversary meeting of the Agricultural History Society will be held June 5-8, 2019, in Washington, DC. The conference will address the theme of “Power in Agricultural History.” It will feature scholarship related to rural women and Read more
International collaborations are very fruitful…offering new viewpoints on crucial questions about the present as well as the past.