Dr. Elizabeth S. Schmidt
Professor

HU 313 410-617-2432 eschmidt@loyola.edu

BIOGRAPHY:

Elizabeth Schmidt is professor of history at Loyola College in Maryland.  She received her Ph.D. in African history, masters degrees in African history and in comparative world history, and Certificate in African Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Her books include: Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958 (Ohio University Press, 2007); Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939-1958 (Heinemann, 2005); Peasants, Traders, and Wives: Shona Women in the History of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939 (Heinemann; James Currey; Baobab, 1992); Decoding Corporate Camouflage: U.S. Business Support for Apartheid (Institute for Policy Studies, 1980); and Religious Private Voluntary Organizations and the Question of Government Funding,  Elizabeth Schmidt (primary author), Jane Blewett, and Peter Henriot, S.J. (Orbis Books, 1981).  Her 1992 book was awarded “Special Mention” in the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Competition, was a finalist for the African Studies Association’s Herskovits Award, and was named by Choice as an “Outstanding Academic Book for 1994.”  In addition to her monographs, Schmidt has published a number of articles in leading journals, including the American Historical Review, the Journal of African History, and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.  She is the recipient of two Fulbright fellowships and a research grant from the American Council of Learned Societies/Social Science Research Council.  In 2007, Schmidt was awarded Loyola’s Nachbahr Award for outstanding scholarly achievement in the Humanities.

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Courses Taught:

 -HS 400 History Methods
 -HS 373 Africa: Past and Present
 -HS 388 Conquest and Colonization in Africa
 -HS 389 Women and Social Change in Modern Africa
 -HS 443 Apartheid and its Demise in South Africa
 -HS 480 Seminar: Cold War in Southern Africa

Books:

Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958.  Western African Studies Series.  Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2007.  Click on the book image for more information.
Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939-1958.  Social History of Africa Series.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005.    Click on the book image for more information.
Peasants, Traders, and Wives: Shona Women in the History of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939.  Social History of Africa Series.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1992.  Awards: Special Mention, Alpha Sigma Nu Book Competition; Finalist, African Studies Association’s Herskovits Award; Choice “Outstanding Academic Book for 1994.”  Click on the book image for more information.