Outreach and Education Programs
Outreach and education are central to the research mission of the Women
Writers Project. Starting in 2003, we have worked to share our methods and
experience, which we have developed with support from public funding and the
generosity of our subscribers.
The WWP regularly organizes small conferences and colloquia on topics in digital humanities, women's writing, data modeling, digital archives, and other topics related to the WWP's research focus. To receive future conference announcements and
calls for papers, please subscribe to the WWP-L
discussion list.
For those who want a thoughtful hands-on introduction to text encoding
and digital humanities technologies, the WWP seminars are a good place
to start. We offer
introductory and advanced seminars, as well as training on specific
topics like TEI customization. Seminars are held at Brown and at other
institutions; we’d be happy to hold one where you are. Read more
Need help designing a TEI customization, or preparing training materials
for your encoding team? The WWP offers informal and formal consultation
on the use of TEI in digital scholarship. We are particularly interested
in working with small projects or those just getting started, to provide
advice and assistance in the early stages of development. Read more
The WWP is a wonderful place to learn about methods
and practices of digital scholarship in the context of active project
development and research. We offer unpaid internships in a variety of
areas, depending on interests and expertise. Interns work directly with
WWP staff on real-world projects. Read more
We offer a number of resources including slide sets, handouts, and lecture notes for those who are interested in learning
text encoding or teaching it to others. We also publish a Guide
to Scholarly Text Encoding which includes information on text
encoding, project design and management, and sample templates and
schemas. Read more
The WWP maintains two public discussion lists. WWP-L is focused on the
teaching and study of early women’s writing and is used by the extended
WWP community for announcements and discussion. WWP-Encoding is intended
chiefly for participants in our text encoding seminars and workshops,
and is focused on text encoding questions and projects. Subscription
details and links to archives for both lists are available here.