Purpose
The primary purpose of the Early Modern Women Interest Group is to promote discussion of scholarly and pedagogical issues related to gender and sexuality in the middle ages and early modern period.

Emphasis will be on multi- and inter-disciplinary explorations of these topics across the vectors of class, language, nationality, culture, race and geography.

A second purpose is to establish links between NWSA and other professional organizations whose goals are consistent with the Early Modern Women Interest Group, especially the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women.