Jenijoy La Belle | |
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 Jenijoy La Belle in 1978 | |
| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of English, Emeritus |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Washington, University of California, San Diego |
Jenijoy La Belle (born 1943) is an American professor emeritus of English literature at California Institute of Technology. Hired in 1969, she became the first female untenured professor in Caltech history.[1] She is known for her fight to attain tenure in the early '70s, also at Caltech. She was granted tenure in 1979.[2] She retired in 2007.
- ^ BARBER, MARY (1987-11-15). "Females See Real Selves, Author Says : Caltech Scholar Reflects on Women and Mirrors". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ Aspaturian, Heidi (Dec 1, 2010). "Interview with Jenijoy La Belle". CaltechOralHistories. Caltech.