Transforming ASECS: The Difference a Caucus Can Make

At fifty the longest-lived of the ASECS caucuses, the Women's Caucus has continued to change both the field and ASECS itself. This brief commentary looks at the ways in which the work of the Caucus has changed over the past quarter century and in particular at the ways in which the Society itself has been influenced by the Caucus in leadership, culture, and values. The essay also asks what new directions the Caucus might emphasize, especially in helping to shape a more diverse and inclusive Society and a more fully global understanding of the eighteenth century itself.