Jill Ker Conway | |
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| 7th President of Smith College | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Mendenhall |
| Succeeded by | Mary Maples Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill Ker 9 October 1934 Hillston, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1 June 2018 (aged 83) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Australian, American |
| Spouse | John Conway (d. 1995) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Harvard University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The first generation of american women graduates (1969) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Smith College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Notable works | The Road from Coorain |
| Notable awards | National Humanities Medal 2012 |
 Literature portal | |
Jill Ker Conway AC (9 October 1934 – 1 June 2018) was an Australian-American scholar and author. Well known for her autobiographies, in particular her first memoir, The Road from Coorain, she also was Smith College's first woman president (1975–1985) and most recently served as a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2004 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.[1] She was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal.
- ^ "Honorees: 2010 National Women's History Month". Women's History Month. National Women's History Project. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.