The ATHG will present a session in conjunction with the meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington, DC. The ATHG session will be on Friday, 8 January 1999, 9:30-11:30 am, at the Marriott (Taft Room). The session title is "The Construction of Alcoholism: Gender, Discourse, and the Media." Papers will be presented by Katherine Chavigny, Michelle McClellan, and Janet Golden, followed by a comment by Scott C. Martin. Chairing the session will be W. Scott Haine.