Submissions are invited on the writings of women in the 18th and 19th centuries pertaining to physics. The topic should be construed broadly to include: any genre in which the women were writing; “physics” as understood then and/or now; both experimental and theoretical physics; and physics in relation to other areas of inquiry. For example, such writings may engage with concepts, theories, practices, foundations, or methods; with the nature and scope of physics itself; or with philosophy of science more generally, as it applies to physics. Figures of interest include Laura Bassi, Emilie Du Châtelet, Sophie Germain, Caroline Herschel, Jane Marcet, Maria Mitchell, Christina Roccati, Mary Somerville, and Victoria Welby among others, and we welcome submissions that bring to light women who are perhaps less familiar in the history and philosophy of physics. Submissions may engage with the work of a single figure or multiple figures. Deadline: October 10th. More information: duchateletprize.org

This year's committee: Josh Eisenthal, Samuel Fletcher, Andrew Janiak, Marcy Lascano, Emily Thomas, and Jennifer Whyte.