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Vol. 26:1 ISSN 0160-8460 March 1998
Mary Maples Dunn Joins Commission
Mary Maples Dunn, Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College, will join the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at its meeting in June 1998. She will serve as the representative of the American Historical Association, succeeding Constance Schulz of the University of South Carolina, whose term on the Commission has expired.
Dr. Dunn, a distinguished historian, educator, and academic administrator, received the Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College, where she was employed as a member of the faculty, then as Dean of the College and as Academic Deputy to the President. She was President of Smith College from 1985 to 1995. Dr. Dunn joined Radcliffe after her retirement from Smith.
Her scholarly interests include colonial American history, William Penn and Pennsylvania, and especially the history of women. She was a member of the Berkshire Conference that initiated the highly successful series of conferences on the history of women. Widely published, the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, she has been active on behalf of women in professional organizations. Dr. Dunn is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and serves on a number of governing bodies, including the board of the National Organization of Women/Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Photograph courtesy of the Schlesinger Library
