Johanna Naber Award

The Johanna Naber Award is a prize given for a Dutch thesis in the area of women’s and/or gender history.

You can find the application en information for the award on our Dutch Pages. The closing date is: 31 december 2011.
further info (in dutch)

Portret van Johanna Naber op 70-jarige leeftijd.
Winnares Naberprijs 2009 Chantal Bisschop, haar begeleider (links) en bestuurslid VVG Evelien Rijsbosch

Johanna Naber

The prize is named for Johanna Wilhelmina Antoinette Naber (1859-1941). She was the author of countless historical studies and one of the founders of the International Archive for the Women’s Movement (IAV), as Aletta was originally called.

The history of the prize

The prize was created in 1989 by the foundation Yearbook for Women’s History. Its goal is to encourage and advance research in the field of women’s history. The prize is now administered and awarded by Aletta and the Dutch Association for Women’s History.

Award ceremony 2009

The Johanna Naber Award was given for the eighth time on April 17, 2009 in Brussels. The winner was the Flemish Chantal Bisschop who won the prize for her thesis: "A history of underwear: performance, meaning, and identity (Flanders 1930-2006)". You can read more about the Johanna Naber Award and past winners on the website of the Dutch Association for Women’s History.
The Dutch Association of Women’s History website

Eligibility requirements

Anyone who has completed a thesis in the area of women’s and/or gender history at a Dutch of Flemish university is eligible to receive this prize. You do not need to be an historian, but the subject of your thesis must be related to some aspect of women’s and/or gender history. The final submission date for the next Award has not yet been established. Aletta’s digital newsletter will keep you informed.