Lecturer Emily Taylor Smith is a historian of women, gender, sexuality, and religion in twentieth-century America. Her research focuses on Catholic women and mid-century debates over contraception, abortion, and motherhood. After graduating from Kalamazoo College, she earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in History from the University of Notre Dame. Before joining UGA’s faculty, Dr. Smith taught at the University of Notre Dame, St. Mary’s College, Wabash College, and Albion College. In her classes, Dr. Smith prioritizes learning through primary source analysis—students should expect to think creatively about texts, images, films, music, and more. Research Research Areas: Women and Gender Religion U.S. 19th & 20th Century Education Education: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN June 2023 Ph.D., History; Graduate Minor, Gender Studies Dissertation: “‘Sanctifying Pregnancy’: Motherhood and American Catholicism, 1930-1981.” 2019 M.A., History Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA 2017 M.T.S., Women, Gender, Sexuality & Religion Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 2014 B.A., Double major in Religion and Psychology
