Today we remember Charlotte Perkins Gilman, born on this day in 1860! Learn about her complex legacy of Gilman, one of the pioneering figures of feminism, but also a proponent of eugenicism, with: -S. Edelstein's "Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Newspaper" (muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic...) 1/3

Whose birthday is it today?... Margaret Fuller! 🎂🎈 Here's a selection of readings on one of the great transcendentalists... (there are so many articles on Fuller in our archives that I could not include them all, so do not hesitate to drop your other favorite pieces in the comments!) 1/4

We are looking for contributions to our next digital Salon on "Women and Animals." We invite short, reflective, or creative pieces of no more than 1,000 words on the past and future of the political alliance between women and animals. 1/3

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It seems that nobody has benefited more from the recovery efforts of Legacy contributors than Edith Maud Eaton, also known as Sui Sin Far! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇳🇺🇸(Born March 15, 1865!) Read here a selection of her stories, alongside the thoughtful introductions provided by those who re-discovered them: 1/3

And as it was also Zitkala-Ša's birthday on February 22, here's a little extra! - Ruth Spack's "Zitkala-S̈a, The Song of Hiawatha, and the Carlisle Indian School Band: A Captivity Tale": muse.jhu.edu/pub/4/articl...

Today belongs to Constance Fenimore Woolson, born on March 5, 1840 📔 Here are some great pieces for you 🤓 - Stephanie Byttebier's 'Grief's Theatrical Tutelage: Drama, Recitation, and a Collaborative Sociability in Constance Fenimore Woolson's 'Miss Grief'": muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 1/3

Who was born on February 17, 1827? 🔎 🤔 Rose Terry Cooke! Here's some recommended birthday reading: ✨ - "'When it ceases to be silly it becomes actually wrong': The Cultural Contexts of Female Homoerotic Desire in Rose Terry Cooke's 'My Visitation'" by K.M. Comment: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 1/2

Today we celebrate a Southern dame: Kate Chopin 🎈 (born on this day in 1850) Have a look at "Her First Party", a story by Kate Chopin published posthumously by Youth Companion in 1905: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic.... 1/2

We are thrilled to announce that Kristin Moriah will be joining the Legacy editorial team as Book Review Editor! Please join us in welcoming her! 1/5

Travis, Associate Professor of English at Villanova University, is stepping into Eric Gardner’s shoes as Features Editor for Legacy! Travis has worked closely with Legacy since 2020, when he coedited a special issue of the journal on “American Women’s Writing and the Genealogy of Queer Thought.” 1/2

Eric Gardner, professor and chair of English at Saginaw Valley State University, is stepping down from his role as Features Editor for Legacy. He joined us in 2022, after having served as a Legacy consultant for nearly ten years. 1/3

#new The Margaret Fuller Society is inviting submissions for a panel titled “Teaching in Difficult Times” at the 2026 American Literature Association annual conference, to be held in Chicago on May 20-23 ▶️ Submissions are due by January 24

We have two birthdays to celebrate today!! - First, Mary Noailles Murfree, born in 1850! 🎉 I found only one article about Murfree... we need more! Please, Murfree adepts and devotees, send your pieces our way 😊 Still, here's a great article by the incredible Marjorie Pryse:

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) has extended the deadline of the #cfp for their 2026 conference. You now have until 30th January to submit your abstract!

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) 2026 Conference Call for Papers - DEADLINE EXTENDED - British Association for American Studies

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference, hosted by the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. This year's conference invites papers on…

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New year, new author to honor! Caroline Kirkland was born on this day in 1801! ✨ Here are some recommended readings... - "The Politics of Vision in Caroline Kirkland's Frontier Fiction", E.C. Barnes: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 1/7

It's time to celebrate a little-known writer called... Willa Cather! 🎉 (Born on this day in 1873!) Read much about Cather with: - Melissa Homestead's "Willa Cather in the Denver Times in 1915 and New Evidence of the Origins of The Professor's House": muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... (1/3)

Today we celebrate the birthday of... Louisa May Alcott! 🎈 You can read our latest forum on Alcott, edited by Max L. Chapnick and Eagan Dean for the 15th anniversary of Little Women: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... ✨ But also: 1/4

Do you have a digital project recovering the work of American women writers? Apply now for the Recovery Hub's Project Showcase! Seeking mission-related projects at various stages of completion for peer review + a public showcase + review in "Reviews in Digital Humanities." bit.ly/RH-showcase

If you were at the SSAWW conference, remember to send us your papers pour the Legacy contest! ✨

Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers@legacy1984.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Announcement! 📣 Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers is happy to announce a contest to honor the best papers presented at the upcoming Society for the Study of American Women Writers conference (5-9 November 2025) in Philadelphia. 1/3

💬 For all SSAWW attendees: Our very own Travis Foster still has a few slots available for this year's edition of "Chat with an Editor" during the triannual SSAWW conference in Philadelphia! He will be there to answer all of your questions about Features. 1/3

It's only fitting that Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, author of many ghost stories and a play about the Salem trials, would have been born on Halloween! (October 31, 1852) 🎃 Read more about her with: 1/3

Announcement! 📣 Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers is happy to announce a contest to honor the best papers presented at the upcoming Society for the Study of American Women Writers conference (5-9 November 2025) in Philadelphia. 1/3

It's time for a celebration of Sarah Josepha Hale, born on the October 24, 1788! 🎈 Enjoy readings of her work with: - "Embodied Pedagogies: Femininity, Diversity, and Community in Anthologies of Women's Writing, 1836–2009" by Karen L. Kilcup - muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 1/3

Happy (not quite) birthday to Hannah Crafts, whose precise date of birth is unknown (circa 1830), but who still deserves to be celebrated! Read about Crafts with: - "Addition by Subtraction: Toward a Literary History of Racial Representation" by Gene Andrew Jarrett: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 1/2

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is 200 today! @c19americanists.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social @ccp-org.bsky.social @blkgrlpoet.bsky.social @profgabrielle.bsky.social @npr.org She’s just as fabulous, relevant, and fiery now as she was in C19! For a sample, see commonplace.online/article/vol-...

Born on this day in 1825... the great Frances Ellen Watkins Harper! You can of course still read our 2024 issue dedicated to Harper, introduced by Eric Gardner: muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic.... Available in open access! But don't forget previous and equally excellent contributions on Harper: 1/3

Thank you Eagan for your review ✨ (It convinced me to give it a read!) And it's a truly key topic for gender studies!

Eagan Dean@eagandean.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I was very pleased to review @riislover667.bsky.social's gorgeous volume _Feminism Against Cisness_ for @legacy1984.bsky.social . A great step toward trans studies as method and highly accessible for C19 practitioners!

#c19 question: this daguerreotype pops up in a few places on social media, and now wikipedia, identified as Harriet E. Wilson. But is there any scholarly provenance documenting that it is / probably is her?