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True North: A Memoir

ISBN13: 9780394281209
ISBN10: 0394281209
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True North is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway's life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir, The Road from Coorain. Beginning with her departure from Australia, Jill Ker Conway tells of her romance with Harvard House Master John Conway, of coming to grips with his manic-depressive disorder, and of their move to Canada in 1964 where she became the first female vice-president at the University of Toronto. In this vibrant memoir, we watch as a most private woman makes of herself a public persona in Canada.

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Jill Ker Conway taught at the University of Toronto from 1964 to 1975 when she became the first woman president of Smith college. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar at MIT, and lives in Boston.

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ISBN:: 9780394281209
Subtitle:: A Memoir
Publisher:: Vintage Canada
Author:: Conway, Jill Ker
Location:: Toronto :
Subject:: Sex discrimination in higher education.
Subject:: Women in education -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography.
Subject:: General Biography
Edition Description:: Trade paper
Publication Date:: 19950829
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Illustrations:: Yes
Dimensions:: 8 x 5.19 x .59 in .445 lb

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