Announcing the Women’s History and and Material Culture Fellowship

The Vermont Historical Society is pleased to announce the launch of its first annual Women’s History and Material Culture Fellowship. This fellowship will work with VHS’s Collections Manager to explore, identify, and research items from our vast artifact collection to identify and study objects that help to tell the story of women in Vermont. 

Fellowship projects will span multiple facets of the VHS collection, offering hands-on experience with everything from costume and textiles to farming tools and decorative arts found in Vermont homes and businesses. The fellow will also work with staff in the Leahy Library and Archives, identifying and publishing crucial connections between documentary and material culture resources. 

This fellowship will include a $1,500 stipend and will comprise approximately 100 hours beginning in January 2026 in-person at the Vermont History Center in Barre Vermont. Accepted fellows will be expected to write a scholarly article about their work, to be published by VHS in one or more of its digital and print publications.

Fellowship applicants should have a strong interest in women’s history, public history, museum collections, and archival research. Qualified candidates will be current students or recent graduates from accredited Bachelor, Masters, or PhD programs. Interested parties can apply for the Fellowship via our application form. Applications close November 30th, 2025, 11:59pm EST. Please contact collections.manager@vermonthistory.org with any questions.