Emily Toth, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist.
[1] Toth's scholarly work includes over 300 articles and papers about academic mentoring, Louisiana literature and culture, women's humor, and music; biographies of the American women writers Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious; a cultural history of menstruation; edited collections of Kate Chopin's papers and last short story collection, and a volume of essays about regionalism in women's writing.
Since 1977, Toth has been an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP), an American nonprofit publishing organization that works to increase communication between women and connect the public with women-based media.
For her work as Ms. Mentor, Toth was named one of "The Net's Hottest Columnists" by Content Spotlight (June 19, 2000).
During her time at Louisiana State University and Penn State, Toth received various teaching and scholarship awards and was recognized for her pioneering work in popular culture by the Popular Culture Association.