Jill Ker Conway (1934–2018)
Author of The Road from Coorain
About the Author
Jill Ker Conway was born Jill Kathryn Ker in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia on October 9, 1934. She received a history degree from the University of Sydney in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. She took a teaching post at the University of Toronto. She became a dean in 1971 and show more a vice president in 1973. In 1975, she became the first woman to be named president of Smith College. She left Smith in 1985 to become a writer. She wrote three memoirs entitled The Road from Coorain, True North, and A Woman's Education. In 2002, the PBS program Masterpiece Theater used The Road from Coorain as the basis for a film. She also wrote When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography. She edited several books including Written by Herself: Autobiographies of American Women and In Her Own Words: Women's Memoirs from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In 2013, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal. She died on June 1, 2018 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Jill Ker Conway
Written by Herself, Volume II: Women's Memoirs from Britain, Africa, Asia, and the United States (1992) — Editor — 87 copies
In Her Own Words: Women's Memoirs from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States (1999) — Editor — 26 copies
The Female Experience in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century America: A Guide to the History of American Women (1982) 16 copies
The Politics of Women's Education: Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and Latin America (1995) 5 copies
The Collections and Programs of the American Antiquarian Society: A 175th Anniversary Guide (1987) 2 copies
Where to Look for Common Ground 2 copies
Memoirs and Meaning 1 copy
Associated Works
Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and Women of Conscience (1994) — Contributor — 26 copies
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- Legal name
- Conway, Jill Ker
- Other names
- Ker, Jill Kathryn (birth)
- Birthdate
- 1934-10-09
- Date of death
- 2018-06-01
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA (naturalized 1982)
Australia (birth) - Birthplace
- Hillston, New South Wales, Australia
- Place of death
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Conway, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Harvard University (Ph.D|1969)
University of Sydney (BA|1958)
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at home - Occupations
- university professor
academic administrator
historian - Relationships
- Conway, John (husband)
- Organizations
- University of Toronto
Smith College (President, 1975-85)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Awards and honors
- National Humanities Medal (2012)
Honorary Companion, Order of Australia (2013)
Time Woman of the Year (1975)
L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award (1989)
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