The Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition fosters inquiry in feminist histories, theories, and pedagogies of rhetoric and composition. As a network of diverse teachers and scholars, the Coalition promotes intersectionality, collaboration, and communication in the following areas:

  • the advancement of feminist research and pedagogy across histories, locales, identities, materialities, and media;
  • the education and mentoring of feminist faculty and graduate students in scholarship, research methods, praxis, and the politics of the profession.

The Coalition cultivates a dynamic, intellectually challenging, and professionally nurturing community. We welcome and sustain all who do feminist work, inclusive of all genders, sexualities, races, classes, nationalities, religions, abilities, and other identities, in their research and classrooms.

Coalition members…

  • attend the biennial Feminism and Rhetorics Conference
  • publish in Peitho, our peer-reviewed journal
  • receive mentoring through one of our mentoring venues
  • serve on the Coalition’s Advisory and Executive Boards
  • forward our mission through work on one of our task forces
  • receive awards and scholarships pertaining to their work in feminist rhetoric or the history of rhetoric and composition
Join or Renew Membership Today!

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Current Issue

Peitho is the peer-reviewed journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition.

Published quarterly, Peitho seeks to encourage, advance, and publish original research in the history of rhetoric and composition.

We invite article-length submissions on a wide range of topics related to feminist theories and gendered practices.

We also invite shorter submissions for “Recoveries and Reconsiderations,” an annual forum for sharing innovative perspectives on existing feminist work, as well an incubator for new feminist research projects.

Feminisms & Rhetorics Conference

The CFSHRC co-hosts a biennial meeting dedicated to defining and demonstrating excellent research at intersections of feminisms and rhetorics—historical, theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical.

FemRhet 2025 and 2027

Dr. Cristy Beemer and her colleagues at University of New Hampshire hosted an amazing conference in July 2025. The conference theme was “Nurturing the Feminist Revolution.” Thank you, Cristy and UNH, for hosting us and bringing us together!

The Coalition is also excited to announce the site for the 2027 conference:

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities! 

The conference theme will be “Resistance/Resilience: Sustaining Feminist Activism,” and will be hosted by Drs. Liane Malinowski and Jacklyn Fiscus-Cannady in the U of M Department of Writing Studies.
Some members of the Coalition may recall that the University of Minnesota also hosted FemRhets in 1999. This is the first time in the history of the Coalition that we have returned to a former conference site! Stay tuned for the CFP in 2026.

The Coalition’s Conference Planning Committee supports conference site hosts in their efforts to host conferences that are antiracist and inclusive, affordable, accessible, and transparent in their conference planning.

The current members of the Conference Planning Committee are Patrick Thomas (chair), Holly Anderson, Moushumi Biswas, Cristy Beemer, Erica Cirillo-McCarthy, and Rhea Lathan. Please be in touch with Coalition President, Becca Richards (president@cfshrc.org) regarding opportunities, questions, or concerns.

FemRhet Hosting Information

Resources

Here we will provide resources for a wide variety of issues that impact Coalition members and supporters. Check back regularly for updates!

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