Write for AWH
Are you interested in writing a guest post for AWH? I’d love to have you! There are so many amazing women to write about, I could never do it all myself. Here are some guidelines & suggestions for you:
Choosing Your Subject
Amazing Women In History is about the lesser-known women that the history books left out. I adore Susan B. Anthony and Mary Wollstonecraft, but this website isn’t for them. If you need suggestions on who to write about, check out my list. Alternatively you could take a look at the WikiProject Women’s History page on Wikipedia, or “Women by occupation” or similar categories. Keep in mind a lot of amazing women don’t even have Wikipedia pages, though!
My goal is to present a range of women from all around the world, from all time periods, all classes, all races, etc. If you can bring light to any area I’ve missed, I would appreciate it! (You can see some which categories need more entries on the Site Archives.)
Research
Take time to research your subject & do her justice! Don’t just write info that’s available on her Wikipedia page. If there is a Wikipedia page on her, try looking for citation sources at the bottom of the page. Google Books and Google Scholar are also good places for research.
Style & Content
The most important thing in regards to how you write the post is to let her stand on her own two feet. Don’t define her by the men in her life: Avoid describing her as “Famous Dude’s wife”, etc. Let her stand on her own merits.
One small requirement: The first paragraph of the post should be a summary: a few sentences about what she’s accomplished and why she’s amazing.
If you can find relevant media like images, video, or audio, you can include those, too. I always include at least one image with each post. If there are no existing images of your subject, a related image (like the town where she’s from or the gadget she invented) would be great, too. (Be sure to only use images that are legally available for reuse and to properly credit your sources!)
Self Promotion
You are absolutely welcome to link to your own blog within body of the post (though I’d ask you limit it to two links, and no affiliate links), and to write your own byline. If you want to include a picture with your byline, sign up for a Gravatar and it will be automagically included at the bottom of the post. You can also provide the URL for your website, and URLs for the following services which will show up as icons:
- Google+
- Flickr
- YouTube
Let’s Get Started!
Still with me? :) If you’d like to write for AWH, just drop me an email at keri@amazingwomeninhistory.com, use the contact form below, or tweet me as @womeninhistory.
