Call for Papers: Women and the Making of Art History

Since the publication of Linda Nochlin’s groundbreaking ‘Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?’ (1971), feminist art historians have led a revolutionary movement to review women’s and gender roles in art practices. However, many other women during, and before, the twentieth century had contributed to the
(re)shaping of art history as a discipline.

To celebrate women working in art history, Women’s History Today invites contributions to the topic of Women and the Making of Art History. They particularly
encourage submissions on historical discussions of women as pioneering and/or distinctive art historians, curators, collectors, critics and educators.

They welcome articles on the topic from a global perspective and from a variety of historical eras. Women’s History Today also encourages and supports submissions from PhD students new to publishing. Contributions can be either academic articles (6000 to 8000 words), or shorter contributions (1500 to 3000 words) on funded research projects, on archives or public history activities and events.

Abstracts (250 words) for proposals should be submitted to Catia Rodrigues at crodrigues@womenshistorytoday.org by 10 January 2025, with initial drafts of
papers due on 28 March 2025.

For more information, please visit: CFP Women’s History Today Special Issue – Women and the Making of Art History – Women’s History Network