Wendy A. Gaudin

WENDY A. GAUDIN is an American historian, an essayist, poet, university educator, and the proud descendant of Louisiana Creoles who migrated to California. She earned her PhD in American History from New York University, with prior degrees from the California State University and the Louisiana State University. Her essay, “Beauty,” won the North American Review’s 2016 Torch Memorial Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Her most recent publication, "The Women Who Loved Beauty," was featured in the 2017 issue of Puerto Del Sol. Gaudin currently teaches at Xavier University of Louisiana.