The Southern Association for Women Historians SAWH Southern Association for Women Historians Main menu Welcome to the SAWH Who We Are The Southern Association for Women Historians SAWH supports the study of womens and gender history of the American South. The organization welcomes as members all who are interested in these fields and we value individuals and their differences including race economic status gender expression and identity sex sexual orientation ethnicity national origin first language religion age and ability status. The SAWH especially appreciates the work of public historians archivists independent scholars and those in altacademic positions in addition to those teaching in colleges and universities. Although most SAWH members study the South whether from within or beyond the region the organization also encourages historians in any field of study who live in the southern states to find a home and support network within the SAWH.