Jill Ker Conway

Jill Ker Conway AC
7th President of Smith College
In office 1975–1985
Preceded by	Thomas C. Mendenhall
Succeeded by	Mary Maples Dunn
Personal details
Born	Jill Ker (1934-10-09)9 October 1934 Hillston, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 June 2018(2018-06-01) (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.