A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College by Conway, Jill Ker

A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679744627)

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A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College by Conway, Jill Ker

A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College

$14.00
A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College by Conway, Jill Ker

A Woman's Education: The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College

$14.00
Format: Paperback
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The beloved bestselling author of The Road from Coorain and True North continues her remarkable autobiography with an account of her decade as the first woman president of Smith College-a time when she was faced with the challenge of reinventing women's education and with the demands of her own life.
Conway took on the helm at Smith at the height of exploding culture wars and the rising popularity of coeducation. With the college's future at stake, she battled conservative faculty, ossified traditions, and doubtful funders to turn Smith into a place committed to preparing young women for the new realities of the future. Through it all, Conway served as an inspiration to thousands of students, while balancing the demands of her public role against the private pressures of coping with her husband's bipolar disorder. A moving tribute to the value of single-sex education and to one woman's achievements, A Woman's Education is sure to become a classic.

Author: Jill Ker Conway
ISBN-10: 0679744622
ISBN-13: 9780679744627
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2002
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.20w x 0.44d
By Jill Ker Conway
By Jill Ker Conway
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Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. In 1962 she married John Conway and moved with him to his native Canada. From 1964 to 1975 she taught at the University of Toronto, where she was also Vice President, before going to Smith College. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar and professor in MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society. She serves on the boards of Nike, Merrill Lynch, and Colgate-Palmolive, and as Chairman of Lend Lease Corporation. She lives in Boston.

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