Linda Mahood, University of Guelph

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Professor Guelph, Ontario lmahood@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53238

Bio/Research

For almost 30 years, Dr. Mahood has taught in the fields of the histories of family, gender, sexuality, criminal justice, children’s rights, charity and philanthropy.

She is the author of “The Magdalenes: Policing Prostitution in the Nineteenth Century” (Routledge, 1989), “Policing Gende...


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Bio/Research

For almost 30 years, Dr. Mahood has taught in the fields of the histories of family, gender, sexuality, criminal justice, children’s rights, charity and philanthropy.

She is the author of “The Magdalenes: Policing Prostitution in the Nineteenth Century” (Routledge, 1989), “Policing Gender Class and Family,” (Taylor Frances, 1996); “Feminism and Voluntary Action,” (Palgrave, 2010), co-editor of “Social Control in Canada,” (Oxford University Press, 1999). In 2013, “The Magdalenes” was republished as part of Routledge “Classics” in the Women’s History series. She has published numerous articles in journals including the "Journal of Social History", "Histoire sociale/Social History", "Gender and History", "History of Education", and the "Journal of the History of Sexuality".

She is a recipient of two distinguished teaching awards and of Masters in Leadership (2014) and is a past Director of the Tri-University Graduate Program. She also serves as human rights and equity office resource person and has a Teaching English as Second Language certificate. In July 2018 she became editor of the "Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth" (John Hopkins).


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