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Essays should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words (including footnotes), based in original research in primary resources, complete with footnotes, and prepared in accordance with Chicago Manual of Style. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and submitted electronically (in .doc or .docx format).
Criteria for judging will include:
- Originality of topic or approach
- Quality and depth of research
- Contribution to western women’s history
- Coherence of argument
- Clarity of presentation
Cash awards will be given to the winning essays. Prize-winning essays will be considered for possible publication by the Montana Historical Society in a special issue of Montana The Magazine of Western History and a Montana Historical Society Press anthology dedicated to women’s history.
Deadline for submission is October 31, 2014. Electronic submission is required: https://mhspublications.submittable.com/submit
Please contact Molly Holz, mholz@mt.gov for more information.
We invite scholars to visit the “Women’s History Matters” website sponsored by the Montana Historical Society for more information on woman suffrage, women’s history, and research resources: https://montanawomenshistory.org/research/.