Tiana Wilson, an assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the Dietrich School is the recipient of the Organization of American Historian’s 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize. The Lerner-Scott Prize recognizes the top PhD dissertation in U.S. Women’s History and was presented at the OAH’s 2024 Conference on American History.
Wilson’s dissertation “Revolution and Struggle: The Enduring Legacy of the Third World Women’s Alliance, 1968–2010” takes a look at the Third World Women’s Alliance that has held membership of black, Latina, Asian, and Native women.
“Wilson’s exceptional craft in incorporating original sources, such as articles, political speeches, oral histories, and untapped sources, has broadened historical debates on the organization and showcased the legacies of the global Black Power movement, Third World feminism, and Black women’s transnational networks in the late twentieth century.”
To read more about Wilson’s dissertation and see a full list of OAH 2024 award and prize recipients, please visit the OAH website.
You can also read PittWire's article on Wilson here.
