Effie Mona Mack

Effie Mona Mack
Born1888
Died1969
EducationUniversity of Nevada
Occupation(s)Historian, Educator, Author

Effie Mona Mack (1888–1969) was an American historian, educator, and textbook co-author. She is said to be the only person to have received a Doctorate degree in History of Nevada.[1] The Mack Social Science building at the University of Nevada, Reno, is named in her honor.[2] She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a Master's at the University of Nevada (1916; thesis, The recall in the making and adoption of the federal constitution of 1787-1789), and a Ph.D. from the University of California (1930; dissertation, Life and letters of William Morris Stewart, 1827-1909. A history of his influence on state and national legislation).[1] She taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, and at Nevada Southern, which became the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[3]

  1. ^ a b Watson, Anita Ernst; Nevada Humanities Committee (June 2000). Into their own: Nevada women emerging into public life. University of Nevada Press. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-1-890591-06-9. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Mack Social Science". University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ^ American Historical Association. Pacific Coast Branch (1955). Pacific historical review. University of California Press. p. 342. Retrieved 21 January 2012.