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The deadline for the first call for papers for the Women’s History Network Annual Conference is the 1st April 2014; it focussed on the theme ofHOME FRONTS: GENDER, WAR AND CONFLICT On 5-7 September 2014 at the University of WorcesterOffers of papers are invited which draw upon the perspectives of women’s and gender history to discuss practical and emotional survival on the Home Front during war and conflict. Contributions of papers on a range of topics are welcome and may, for example, explore one of the following areas:Food, domesticity, marriage and the ordinariness of everyday life on the Home FrontThe arts, leisure and entertainment during military conflictWomen’s working lives on the Home FrontShifting relations of power around gender, class, ethnicity, religion or politicsWomen’s individual or collective strategies and tactics for survival in wartimeCase studies illuminating the particularity of the Home Front in cities, small towns or rural areasOutsiders on the Home Front including attitudes to prisoners of war, refugees, immigrants and travellersComparative Studies of the Home Front across time and geographical locationRepresentation, writing and remembering the Home FrontOffers of papers are invited which draw upon the perspectives of women’s and gender history to discuss practical and emotional survival on the Home Front during war and conflict. Although the term Home Front was initially used during the First World War, and the conference coincides with the commemorations marking the centenary of the beginning of this conflict, we welcome papers which explore a range of Home Fronts and conflicts, across diverse historical periods and geographical areas.For further details please visit the conference website at www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/home-fronts-gender-war-and-conflict.Email and mail correspondence including abstracts should be sent to Prof Maggie Andrews, IHCA, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove,WR2 6AJ email address maggie.andrews@worc.ac.ukThe Women's History Network, which has been operating for more than twenty years, is for anyone with a passion for researching, writing, reading and sharing women’s history. It holds an annual national conference and a number of regional seminars and conferences. For further information about the Women’s History Network please visit their website at http://www.womenshistorynetwork.org/ Please distribute this call for papers to colleagues and post-graduate students.A selection of papers will be published in a special edition of the Women’s History Review.Sent on behalf of the 2014 Women’s History Network Conference Organising Committee