Carolyn Heilbrun | |
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| Born | Carolyn Gold January 13, 1926 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2003 (aged 77) New York City, U.S. |
| Pen name | Amanda Cross |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Spouse | James Heilbrun |
| Children | 3 |
Carolyn Heilbrun (née Gold; January 13, 1926 – October 9, 2003) was an American academic at Columbia University, the first woman to receive tenure in the English department, and a prolific feminist author of academic studies. In addition, beginning in the 1960s, she published numerous popular mystery novels with a woman protagonist, under the pen name of Amanda Cross.[1] These have been translated into numerous languages and in total sold nearly one million copies worldwide.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. "Carolyn Heilbrun, Pioneering Feminist Scholar, Dies at 77", The New York Times, October 11, 2003. Accessed December 18, 2007.