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In "Teenage Feminists: High School Students and the Women's Movement in Ontario, 1968-1980," Dr. Megan Blair explored the ways in which teenagers engaged in feminism during the upsurge of feminist activism during the late 1960s and 1970s. Her dissertation argues that girls participated in feminism in a multitude of ways such as challenging their exclusion on sports teams, wearing pants to school, or taking industrial arts classes. Girls also engaged in more explicit forms of feminism such as advocating for reproductive rights or joining women's liberation groups.

Congratulations to History faculty member Matthew Wiseman for beingÌýshortlisted for this year’s Canadian Historical Association'sÌýBest (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian HistoryÌýprize along with the following other authors.

• Crystal Gail Fraser,Ìý. University of Manitoba Press, 2024.
• Gregory M.W.ÌýKennedy,Ìý. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024.
• Mark G.ÌýMcGowan,Ìý. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024.
• Shannon Stunden Bower,Ìý. University of British Columbia Press, 2024.
• Matthew S.Wiseman,Ìý. University of Toronto Press, 2024.

Congratulations to all the authors! The winning book will be announced at the CHA’s prize ceremony on June 3^rd, 2025.

The Awards of Excellence, inaugurated in 1983, are intended to recognise outstanding contributions by individuals, institutions and organizations to heritage preservation in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region, in such areas as archaeology, archives, culture, education, genealogy, history, literature, media, natural history and others.

The Government of Canada has just announced thatÌýDr. Talena Atfield has been named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Tentewatenikonhra'khánion (We Will Put Our Minds Together). Dr. Atfield is of Kanien'kehá:ka of the Grand River and mixed settler backgrounds and is an assistant professor in the Department of History.

The Department of History welcomes two new leadership roles today: Professor Dan Gorman is the new Chair, and Professor Andrew Hunt is the new Associate Chair – Undergraduate. Professor Susan Roy continues in her role as the Associate Chair – Graduate.

We're highlighting the research of our graduate students on our new Grad Stories page! For our second story, read about Rebecca MacAlpine's research on gender-based violence in seventeenth century Somerset, as well as her contributions to teaching in History.

Congratulations to Rebecca MacAlpine, PhD Candidate in History, for earning an Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching! Rebecca is a dedicated, disciplined, and thoughtful student, and she brings those same characteristics to her roles as TA, instructor, and most recently departmental TA Mentor and Coordinator.

Assistant Professor Katherine Bruce-Lockhart has been awarded a grant from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation in recognition of her research that is "poised to make significant contributions to understanding the causes, manifestations, and control of violence across the globe." Katherine Bruce-Lockhart is among twenty scholars recognised as HFG Distinguished Scholars from around the world.

We're highlighting the research of our graduate students on our new Grad Stories page! For our first story, read about Saif Zaman's research in Bangladesh to redefine British slavery in British Bengal.