Dr. Wendy Smith is an Instructor of History in the Department of History at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
While her primary role is teaching, Dr. Smith’s research interests include the history of women in the United States, the labor movement of the early 20th century, and Mississippi history.
Dr. Smith's specialization includes 19th-century and 20th-century American history as well as Women in the US and US South. Her dissertation was titled "Perfect Harmony: the Myth of Tupelo's Industrial Tranquility" about the experiences of women in the cotton mill and the garment industry in the 1930s.
Biography
As a native Mississippian, Dr. Smith considers it a privilege to teach at the state’s flagship university.
Courses Taught
- His 101/Hst 120 History of Europe to 1648
- Hst 130 Intro to US History to 1877
- His 106/Hst 131 The United States Since 1877
- His 304/Hst 405 US History, 1877-1918
- His 306 The US Since 1945
- Hst 312/Hst 428 Women in the US History
- His 330/Hst 452 The History of Mississippi
- His 332/Hst 451 The South in the 20th Century
- His 336/Hst 454 Women in Southern History
- Hst 406 US: WWI to WWII, 1914-1945
- Hst 407 US-The Nation Since 1945
- Edhe 305 Transfer Student Experience
Education
B.A. Classics, The University of Mississippi (1996)
B.A. Classics, The University of Mississippi (2000)
M.A. Classics, The University of Mississippi (2002)
B.A. History, The University of Mississippi (2003)
M.A. History, The University of Mississippi (2005)
Ph.D. History, The University of Mississippi (2012)
Recognitions
- Franklin L. Riley Prize, Franklin L. Riley Prize, Mississippi , 2014
- Taylor Medal in Liberal Arts, University of Mississippi, 2000