Joan M. Jensen (born December 9, 1934
St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American
historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...
.
Life
She attended
Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College (PCC) is a Public college, public community college in Pasadena, California.
History
Pasadena, California, Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. From 1928 to 1953, it operated as a four- ...
, and earned a master's degree and a Ph.D at the
University of California at Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...
.
From 1962 to 1971, she taught at
U.S. International University
United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three interna ...
, in San Diego, California.
She left her job to join a farming commune in southern Colorado.
From 1974 to 1975, she taught at
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
, and from 1975 to 1976 she taught at UCLA.
She taught history at
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...
. 1976–1993 and holds the rank of Professor Emerita. Jensen is largely responsible for founding the University's Women's Studies Program.
In 1990 th
Coalition for Western Women's Historyhonored Jensen by creating the Joan Jensen – Darlis Miller Prize for the best scholarly article published in the preceding year in the field of women and gender in the trans-Mississippi West.
Awards
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Honorable Mention for ''Calling This Place Home: Women on the Wisconsin Frontier, 1850–1925'' (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
* 1993 New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Award for Excellence in the Humanities.
* Western Association of Women Historians Sierra Prize, for ''Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750–1850''
* Old Sturbridge Village Research Library Society-E. Harold Hugo Memorial Book Prize, for ''Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750–1850''
* New Mexico Presswomen’s Zia Award and the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation, for ''New Mexico Women: Intercultural Perspectives''
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References
External links
MSS 585
Special Collections & Archives UC San Diego Library.
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1934 births
21st-century American historians
New Mexico State University faculty
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Alliant International University faculty
Arizona State University faculty
University of California, Los Angeles faculty
Living people
American women historians
21st-century American women writers
Historians from California