Marla Miller, Project Historian
Emily Whitted, Project Historian

Advisory Committee:
Lauren Duval
Cassandra Good
Laura Miller
Gloria Whiting

Case Study Authors:
Adam McNeil
MaryKate Smolenski
Olivia Haynes
Sarah Pearlman Shapiro
Lydia Curliss

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Via our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the National Council on Public History seeks a qualified historian (or team of historians) to produce a professionally researched study of Women in the American Revolution in the Northeast Region. The study will showcase inclusive, diverse, and place-based stories of women who lived and worked during the American Revolution to the public. The study will connect women’s history with contemporary contexts and to engage underserved communities and will build on thematic work accomplished to date and provide historical contexts to support history at historic sites in the Northeast Region and beyond. Please read the full narrative in PDF or Word format for the description of the project’s scope of work and timeline, as well as instructions for submitting your letter of interest and professional writing sample. Please note that we are particularly looking for PIs or project teams with experience with experience in early American history, women’s history, and/or NPS Special History Studies .

Compensation: $50,000. (This is the total compensation for the PI(s)/Lead Editor(s), and it includes travel. Additional funding is available should the PI/Editor choose to take on Section 508 compliance work. NCPH’s indirect rate for project management, publication expenses, and peer review are separate budget lines and do not come out of the PI’s funding.)

The project also has funding for the following:

  • $6,000 for an interpretive materials consultant (which could also be completed by the PI/Editor depending on skill, capacity, and interest – please address in your letter of interest if you wish to be considered for this work)
  • $50,000 for case study authors/researchers
  • $2,000 for advisory committee honoraria
  • $2,000 for copyright permissions.

Deadline for Letter of Interest to NCPH:  October 30, 2024 November 25, 2024
Expected Date to Award Project:  November 15, 2024 December 11, 2024
Anticipated Start Date:  December 1, 2024 December 15, 2024
Timeline for Completion:  July 1, 2027