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Lerner-Scott Prize

APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Lerner-Scott Prize is given annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women’s history. The prize is named for Gerda Lerner and Anne Firor Scott, both pioneers in women’s history and past presidents of the OAH.

A dissertation must be completed during the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 to be eligible for the 2012 Lerner-Scott Prize.

The prize will be presented at the 2012 OAH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 19-22.

Application Procedures

One copy of each application, clearly labeled “2012 Lerner-Scott Prize Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all applications by October 3, 2011.

Each application must contain a letter of support from a faculty member at the degree-granting institution, along with an abstract, table of contents, and sample chapter from the dissertation. Please also include e-mail addresses for both the applicant and the adviser, if available.

Finalists will be asked to submit a complete copy of the dissertation at a later date.

The final decision will be made by the Lerner-Scott Prize Committee by February 1, 2012. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a cash award and a plaque.

Lerner-Scott Prize Committee

Catherine Allgor (Committee Chair)
3139 Belvedere Drive
Riverside, CA 92507
[Affiliation: University of California, Riverside]

Nancy Bercaw
Curator, National Museum of American History
MRC 609
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012

Lisa G. Materson
University of California at Davis
Department of History
2216 Social Sciences and Humanities Building
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2011

List of Past Winners