Call for Journals: Women Writing History Coronavirus Journaling

Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project

As a chronic recorder of everything, I wanted to share this call for journals documenting women's daily lives during the pandemic. Maybe you've been struggling with knowing how to process everything that's going on or finding some shred of positivity in this bleak landscape. Doing a routine writing or creative project could help. 

The National Women's History Museum is inviting women to journal for 30, 60, 90, or 120-day increments and donate their journals to be used as "a living archive of women's lives during the COVID-19 pandemic." You don't have to journal every single day, and many formats are accepted. 

Here are some of the details from their site: 

"We invite individuals from all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic circumstances to be a part of living history by keeping a journal in 30, 60, 90, 120-day, or any longer OR shorter increments, and contributing their journalistic efforts to the National Women’s History Museum. If life gets in the way of a daily, month-long journal, that’s okay! Simply commit to what you can or what you already have. You do not have to journal daily.

Journals can be written, orally recorded, video recorded, a series of photographs, or original artworks—the primary goal of this project is to capture the female voice and how the pandemic has impacted daily lives and perspectives. Journal entries might provide a summary of one’s day, descriptions of the 'new normal,' coping techniques, explorations of challenges or even moments of joy, or inside views of how learning and working routines have altered."

Sign Up 

To read more about this project and to sign up, go to the Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project website.