Jean Blackall, first woman tenured in English at Cornell, dies at 97
September 04, 2025
September 04, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Jean Blackall, first woman tenured in English at Cornell, dies at 97
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Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
In 1971, Blackall became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); she was also the fir . . .
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Jean Blackall, first woman tenured in English at Cornell, dies at 97
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Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
In 1971, Blackall became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); she was also the fir . . .