Women's History Network of British Columbia
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Raising the Bar:
Historical Perspectives on Women and the Law"
October 3-4, 2008
Victoria, BC, Canada
The Women's History Network of British Columbia invites proposals for papers and other oral/visual presentations for its 2008 conference on the theme "Historical
Perspectives on Women and the Law."
The conference organizers encourage papers and presentations that consider the law broadly, in terms of both formal and informal legal systems. Potential topics include: women's encounters with specific types of law (e.g., immigration, employment, family, criminal); women in the legal profession or law enforcement; aboriginal women and the law; women's bodies and the law; gender "equality" under the law; feminist critiques of legal issues; women and alternative forms of justice; and the law as it intersects with race, gender, sexuality, and/or disability.
Papers and presentations should be 15-20 minutes in length.
Location:
This year's conference will be held in Victoria, BC, beginning with an evening event on
Friday, October 3 (location to be announced) and continuing through Saturday, October
4, at the historic courtroom in the Maritime Museum, 28 Bastion Square.
Submission:
Please submit by email a brief (300 word) abstract of your paper or presentation plus a one-page biography to the following:
Dr. Willeen Keough
Department of History
Simon Fraser University
Email: wkeough@sfu.ca
Deadline for proposals: 1 June 2008.
The Women's History Network of British Columbia (WHN/BC) is a broadly based not- for-profit society that exists to celebrate the contributions women have made to the history of the province. Composed of those who research, discuss, write about and care about women's history, it provides an opportunity for networking and for accessing information.

WHN/BC includes as members archivists, teachers, professors, writers, genealogists, students and others interested in the field of women's history. WHN/BC's major focus is on providing information and opportunities for networking. WHN/BC is committed to inclusivity with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, region, religion, and ability.
Please see our website for more information and for membership forms: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc