Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, NSW, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her PhD from Harvard University in 1969. From 1964 to 1975 she taught at the University of Toronto and was Vice President there before serving for ten years as President of Smith College. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar and professor in MIT”s Program in Science, Technology and Society, and she currently serves on the boards of several companies. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
12 Ebooks by Jill Ker Conway
Russell Baker & Jill Ker Conway: Inventing the Truth
The author of On Writing Well presents stories and advice on the writing process from Frank Mc Court, Annie Dillard, and many more. For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs—or is thinking …
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€15.01
Jill Ker Conway: Felipe the Flamingo
A story about Felipe, a young flamingo, who is left behind when his flock migrates to find more food. Other creatures care for him until he’s grown enough to join the flock and his …
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€13.56
Jill Ker Conway: El Flamingo Felipe
‘;A lovely story that children are sure to identify with and that parents will be cajoled into rereading endlessly.’Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth Written by New York Times …
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€10.46
Jill Ker Conway: A Woman”s Education
Conway opens with her assessment of her life, passions, possibilities and the making of her decision to leave Canada and return to the United States to become Smith”s first woman president. Settling …
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€10.99
Jill Ker Conway: The Road From Coorain
The Road From Coorain is the beautifully written narrative of Jill Ker Conway”s journey from girlhood on an isolated sheep-farm in the grasslands of Australia to her departure for America (and …
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€9.49
