Janaury’s free e-book is here! Check out The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America by Jenifer L. Barclay before the month is over! Time and again, […]
Category: women’s history
NWSA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 National Women’s Studies Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Q&A with Miriam Thaggert, author of RIDING JANE CROW
Miriam Thaggert, author of Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad, answers questions on the significance of the time period she writes about, what she hopes readers […]
Refresh for the Women and Film History International series
We are happy to announce that you will see new books coming from assistant acquisitions editor Mariah Schaefer in the near future. Mariah has been working on charting the future […]
Essential Roe v. Wade Reading List
In light of this week’s Supreme Court news, we’ve assembled a list of books and journals that provide insightful analysis into the history of reproductive rights in the United States. […]
Q&A with Elena Tajima Creef, Author of Shadow Traces
Elena Tajima Creef, author of Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives, answers questions on her influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Queering the Global Filipina Body
April’s free ebook is here! Check out Queering the Global Filipina Body: Contested Nationalisms in the Filipina/o Diaspora by Gina K. Velasco before the month is over! Contemporary popular culture […]
Q&A With Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Author of Dressed for Freedom
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, author of Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did you […]
NWSA 2021 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press National Women’s Studies Association 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our featured titles as well as interviews […]
Q&A with Rachel Afi Quinn, Author of Being La Dominicana
Rachel Afi Quinn, author of Being La Dominicana: Race and Identity in the Visual Culture of Santo Domingo , recently answered some questions about what inspired her to write her […]
Q&A With Melanie Bell, Author of Movie Workers
Melanie Bell, author of Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in her book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Pioneering Women in Cinema and Theater Reading List
From the beginnings of silent films to the talkies we have now, women have played a pivotal role in the development of film whether it be behind the scenes or […]