Recovery Hub for American Women Writers
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Recovery Hub for American Women Writers
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The Recovery Hub for American Women Writers is committed to providing greater digital access to forgotten or neglected texts by women writers of the Americas.
https://recoveryhub.siue.edu
* And Meg Smith, the Recovery Hub's own Director of Consultation, will discuss classroom assignments using digital projects give students access to texts and scholarship, get them thinking critically about how technology mediates the humanities, and provide models for their own work. (5/5)
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
* Marlowe Daly Galeano, Professor at Lewis-Clark College, will discus an editing and transcribing exercise she does using May Alcott-Nieriker's travel essay "London Bridges." The exercise allows students to assess how editorial choices and practices shape a text and effect canon formation. (4/5)
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
* Renata Hall, Education Consultant in Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning, Univ. of British Columbia-Vancouver, will detail a body-mapping exercise she does with Black women to help them create collaged archives that speak back to dominant narratives about their sexuality & reproductive justice (3/5)
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Panelists include:
*Jean Lee Cole, Professor Emerita of Loyola University-Maryland, will discuss her work spearheading the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore, while suggesting ways educators can use this vibrant 19th-century archive with students. (2/5)
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
-Do I have to have any particular skills?
Just curiosity and a willingness to try new things!

-What if I'm only starting to think about a project?
We'd be happy to help you brainstorm and flesh out your ideas!
June 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FAQs:

-Do I have to be an academic?
Nope! We welcome with practitioners of all kinds.

-Does my project have to be a novel?
Definitely not. Women's writing comes in many forms: letters, recipes, essays, diaries, and more. (2/3)
June 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM