The Oral History Master of Art Program (OHMA) at Columbia University invites applications for a full-time appointment as a Lecturer in Discipline, to serve as Co-Director for the Oral History Master of Art Program. This is a full-time appointment based in Incite to begin July 1, 2026. The Co-Director will work alongside Amy Starecheski, current Director of […]
Co-editors George Severs and Amy Tooth Murphy are inviting expressions of interest to contributechapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory Handbook. The Handbook will consist ofbetween 35 and 40 chapters in English which aim to reflect on and advance the field of theorywithin oral history. Despite its usefulness and importance, theory remains under-examined andunder-appreciated […]
The Community History Room (CHR), located in the Russell J. Ebeid library at the Arab American National Museum, is an opportunity for Arab American community members to deep-dive into, and preserve their history. Community members can use CHR to view historical documents to build family trees, scan their own family documents and photos, and record oral […]
Submissions Due December 31, 2025 The Agricultural History Society established the Effland-Grim-Reid Award for Public Engagement in Agricultural History in 2022. The award recognizes an individual, group, or organization that makes a significant contribution to broad public understanding of agricultural history or demonstrates creativity and innovation in practice, either through an exceptional activity or for […]
In 2024, OHA asked members to share their input—and you did. You raised key issues: training, accessibility, leadership opportunities, and support for independent practitioners. We’ve already begun responding with expanded scholarships and new virtual offerings. Now we’re asking again for your perspective. This brief follow-up survey (under 10 minutes) will help shape our 2025–2026 Action […]
We often hear that women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution on August 18, 1920—and that’s true, but functionally this new right to vote largely only applied to white women.
Women of color fought just as long and hard for the right to vote, and had to keep fighting after the passage of the 19th Amendment. Many STILL face barriers to the ballot box today and have continued to fight for their right to vote.
Swipe through (or head to the alt-text) to see a more inclusive timeline of women’s right to vote.
