Jill Ker Conway (1934-2018) was an Australian-American scholar, historian and author who became Smith College's first woman president, leading the college from 1975 to 1985. Trained as a historian, she was known both for her scholarship on women's history and for her memoirs, particularly The Road from Coorain, which recounted her upbringing in rural Australia. After her Smith College presidency she continued an academic career including a visiting professorship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she served on the boards of major corporations including Nike and Colgate-Palmolive, bringing an educator's perspective to corporate governance.
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Jill Ker Conway (9 October 1934-1 June 2018) was an Australian-American scholar and author.
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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.
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