Linda Reeder

Linda Reeder is a Professor of History at the University of Missouri's Department of History, housed within the College of Arts and Science. She specializes in modern Italian history with particular focus on gender, sexuality, migration, and the history of Italian psychiatry. Her research explores how these elements shaped modern Italian national identity and citizenship.

• B.A. in History and Italian from University of Wisconsin-Madison (1985)
• Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University (1995)

Her research interests include migration patterns, women's roles in transnational networks, the history of emotions, and the intersection of psychiatry with gender norms. She has authored influential works such as Widows in White (2002) and Italy in the Modern World (2019). Current projects examine Italian psychiatry's role in shaping citizenship concepts.

Teaching focuses include 19th/20th-century European women's history, modern Italy, gender history, and migration studies. Her work bridges micro-historical analysis with broader socio-cultural narratives, emphasizing marginalized voices in historical discourse.