<![CDATA[marilyn ross memorial book prize]]>The Marilyn Ross Memorial Book Prize in Women’s and Gender History was established in 2014 in memory of my maternal grandmother.
Hanna and I award the prize annually for a notable individual junior and senior project in women’s and/or gender history submitted to the Massachusetts History Day competition, at the Regional (North Shore) and State levels. The winners are awarded a book selected to complement their chosen topic.
2022
- State
- Junior
Zilla Hilbert
“Same Sex Workplace Harassment is Protected Under Title VII”
- Senior
Fengrui (Sophia) He
“Candida Xu: The Hidden Chinese Diplomat for Christianity”
- Regional (North Shore)
- Junior
Josefa Contreras
“Marie Curie”
- Senior
Isabel Urban
“An Independent Woman or a Witch?: Unpacking the Relationship Between Women and Witch Hunts”
2021 Massachusetts State Competition
Note: because of the COVID-19 pandemic no regional contest was held in 2021. Instead all students in Massachusetts participated in a virtual contest that included a series of rounds. Four awards were given at the state level.
- Junior
Sam Geiger
“Subtle Suffrage: Feminist Fashion in the 1920s”
- Junior
Ava Menasha
“Elizabeth Friedman”
- Senior
Lauren Mitchell
“The WASPs: America’s Forgotten Heroes of World War II.”
- Senior
Ava Malloy
“Nellie Bly Writes Her Own Story”
2020 Massachusetts State Competition
Note: because of the COVID-19 pandemic no regional contest was held in 2020. Instead all students in Massachusetts participated in a virtual contest that included a series of rounds. Four awards were given at the state level.
- Junior
Elizabeth Bernadin
“Strive for the Ballot: The Enfranchisement of New Zealand’s Women”
- Junior
Grace Trexler
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Power of Dissent”
- Senior
Ava Chase
“Covert Operations: How an All-Female Abortion Agency Helped 11,00 Women”
- Senior
Albina Kodos
“Right to Rainbow: How Denmark’s Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Couples Broke Through Barriers of Discrimination for Homosexuals”
2019
- State
- Junior
Shaudi Fatemi
“Amelia Earhart”
Individual Exhibit
- Senior
Morgan Willison
“Tragedy to Triumph: The Stonewall Riots and the Next Decades of LGBTQ+ History”
Individual Documentary
- Regional (North Shore)
- Junior
[not awarded]
- Senior
Emma Stebenne
“The Tragedy of the Equal Rights Amendment”
Individual Documentary
2018
- State
- Junior
Jacinda Mejia
The Right to Vote: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in the United Kingdom
Individual Paper
- Senior
Piper Schneider
The Women’s Suffrage Movement: A Story of Conflict Creating Change
Individual Paper
- Regional (North Shore)
- Junior
[not awarded]
- Senior
Emily Holzman
The Era of the E.R.A.
Individual Website
2017
- State
- Junior
Courtney Azera
The Stonewall Riots: The Start of Gay Rights
Individual Exhibit
- Senior
Olivia Hastie
A Crusader and Her Pen
Individual Website
- Regional (North Shore)
- Junior
Sophia Perno
Florence Nightingale – “The Lady with the Lamp”: Taking a Stand for Good Nursing
Individual Exhibit
- Senior
Salma Elhaissouni
Keller’s Stance for Disabled Improvement
Individual Exhibit
2016
- State
- Junior
Angelina Carando
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
Individual Exhibit
- Senior
Stephanie Pett
The Will of the Suffragette – Alice Paul
Individual Performance
- Regional (North Shore)
- Junior
Angela Rojas
Margaret Hamilton: The Woman Who Put Man on The Moon
Individual Website
- Senior
Mary Brao
Typhoid Mary: How Scientific Exploration Encountered Prejudice, Leading to the Exchange of Individual Rights for the Protection of Public Health
Individual Performance
2015
- State
- Junior
Brenda Bettero and Erika Cheever
“Nellie Bly: Crazy for Answers!”
Group Exhibit
- Senior
Megan Nguyen
“Daisy Bates: ‘First Lady of Little Rock!'”
Individual Website
- Regional (North Shore)
- Sophia Garcia
“From Peasant to Military Leader: Joan of Arc”
Individual Website
2014
- State
- Gayatri Sundar Rajan
“Smile, Laugh, Charm: Expectations Placed on Women in the Work Force”
Individual Documentary
- Regional (North Shore)
[not awarded]
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