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LAWCHA 2022 CFP Deadline Extended: October 31
New Deadline for LAWCHA 2023 conference proposals: submissions are open until October 31.
Read more →LAWCHA 2023 Conference Submissions Open: Class in Everyday Life,
Roundtables, lightning rounds, and other sessions (film, moderated conversation, etc.) should include a 250-word overview that describes the sessions’ theme and the format. Provide a bio of no more than 100 words for each participant including chair and/or commentator. Proposals for individual presentations (where appropriate) should include a one-paragraph description and brief bio.
Read more →LAWCHA 2023 CFP: Class in Everyday Life
The 2023 LAWCHA conference calls attention to spaces of class consciousness and organization in and beyond the workplace. CFP deadline is October 15, 2022.
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Kathryn J. Oberdeck (1958 – 2022)
Kathryn J. Oberdeck (January 18, 1958 – June 8, 2022) was a passionate fighter against all
forms of inequality. She combined an unwavering commitment to the highest intellectual standards with a self-less dedication to community and family. In every aspect of her life Kathy “gave it her all.”
Membership list is back!
After a long period of downtime for the membership list, we have finally fixed it!
Read more →Invisible Labor in Carceral Spaces: A Special Issue of International Labor and Working-Class History
ILWCH is soliciting articles for a special issue that will examine the history of unfree labor in carceral spaces within a global context. We are seeking essays that explore invisible labor in settings where people have been historically confined and forced or coerced to work.
Read more →LAWCHA Conference: 2021 Call for Papers
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA), an organization of scholars, teachers, students, labor educators, and activists, welcomes proposals for its 2021 conference at the University of Illinois, Chicago, May 26 to May 28. The conference theme will be Workers on the Front Lines.
Read more →Teaching Labor’s Story: Margaret Haley, “Why Teachers Should Organize” 1904
Margaret Haley, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers’ Federation gave this speech at the National Education Association convention, St. Louis, Missouri, July 1, 1904.
Read more →David Montgomery Award: Submission Deadline October 1, 2019
The David Montgomery Award is given annually by the OAH with co-sponsorship by the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) for the best book on a topic in American labor and working-class history.
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