AWSS - Mary Zirin Prize

Organization: Association for Women in Slavic Studies

The award of $500 is named for Mary Zirin, the founder of Women East-West. Working as an independent scholar, Zirin produced or encouraged, fundamental works in Slavic/East European Women's Studies and has been instrumental in the development of the AWSS. The Prize aims to recognize the achievements of independent scholars and to encourage their continued scholarship and service in the fields of Slavic or Central and Eastern European Women's Studies.