The Western History Association offers the Jensen-Miller Award for the best article in the field of women and gender in the North American West.  No time period restrictions apply, and essays will be judged on their significance to the field, their contributions to knowledge and their literary quality. Any WHA member, as well as the publisher or author of the essay, may nominate an essay. A copy of the journal, an offprint, or a photocopy must be submitted to each member of the Award Committee. The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University funds this $500 cash prize and provides a plaque to the author of the winning essay. The publisher of the winning essay will receive a certificate.

To be eligible for the award in 2009, the article must have been published during 2008 in a scholarly journal or edited volume.

Application Deadline: July 15, 2009

Dee Garceau-Hagen, Rhodes College (Chair)
Sarah Carter, University of Alberta
Elizabeth Escobedo, Denver, CO

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