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Call for Presentations and Papers–RWSA 2024

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 … Continue reading

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Suffrage at the Kitchen Table

[E]ven though the kitchen was seen as women’s domain, a married woman did not actually own her own kitchen table.  Nor did she have the right to profit off of the work she did at it.  Continue reading

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Reflections on the RWSA’s 14th Triennial Conference During COVID

The RWSA decided to go virtual, and the great pivot began.  Continue reading

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RWSA 2021 Virtual Conference final program

Register by Sunday, May 9 for RWSA 2021! Continue reading

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Countdown to Cookbook Launch

By embracing elements of history, rural studies, and women’s studies, this volume offers a unique perspective by relating food history with social dynamics. It is sure to inspire eclectic dining and conversations. #rwsa #rwsa2021 #foodstudies #ruralwomen #aghistory Continue reading

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RWSA 2021 Virtual Conference Program

The theme, “Kitchen Table Talk to Global Forum,” emphasizes how conversations, relationships, and food shape rural communities. This theme allows for the consideration of the ways that gendered, sexual, ethnic, and racial identities affect personal power, class consciousness, individual choice, and community development. These subjects lend themselves to the exploration of rural activism, social justice, innovation, politics, business development, cultural expression, self-governance, and collective experiences — both historical and contemporary — locally and globally. Continue reading

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RWSA 2021 Virtual Conference

The Rural Women’s Studies Association’s triennial conference has gone virtual. Register today! Continue reading

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2021 RWSA Conference Goes Virtual

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. Continue reading

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At Mam-maw’s Table

My favorite memories are of Sundays at Mam-maw’s kitchen table Continue reading

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Submit Recipes and Essays to RWSA’s Cookbook

Sharing recipes that produce our favorite dishes is a form of intimate conversation. Continue reading

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