Jensen, Joan M.

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From the description of Joan Jensen Asian Indian research notes, 1980-1988. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 50587926

Joan M. Jensen was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1934. Her family moved to California in 1940. After graduating from high school, Jensen entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where she received her Bachelor's Arts (1957), Master's of Arts (1959), and Ph. D. (1962). Immediately following her graduation from UCLA, Jensen accepted an Assistant Professor position at the United States International University in San Diego. In 1967 she was promoted to Associate Professor, which she held until leaving the university in 1971. In 1974 Jensen accepted a visiting professor position at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. She held this position for one year, before returning to UCLA as a visiting lecturer in 1975-1976. In 1976, Jensen accepted an Assistant Professor position at New Mexico State University, where she remained for the rest of her academic career. She is best known for contributing to the field of Women's Studies and shaping its direction. In 1978, she was awarded the rank of Associate Professor, and in 1982, full Professor, and appointed Department Head of the History Department, where she remained until 1987. Among her achievements, Jensen organized the American Farm Women In Historical Perspective Conference, which was sponsored by NMSU, and featured scholars and experts in the field of Women's Studies from all over the United States. In 1989, she became the Director for the Program of Women's Studies at New Mexico State University, a position she held until retirement. She retired from teaching in 1994, but remained active professionally and continued her education, receiving a Master's of Arts in Art from New Mexico State University (2000).

From the description of Joan Jensen papers, 1976-2000. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 57517537

Biography

Joan Maria Jensen was born on December 9, 1934, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of an Italian immigrant father and a first-generation German American mother. She moved to California with her family in 1940 and attended Pasadena Community College and UCLA where she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in history.

Jensen taught at California Western University, later U.S. International University, in San Diego from 1962-1971. She was a visiting professor at Arizona State University at Tempe and UCLA. From 1976 until 1992, Jensen taught history at New Mexico State University where she also directed the Women's Studies program.

Jensen's research interests include the study of feminism, women's history, multiculturalism, individuals from underrepresented communities, and multiethnicity. Her essay entitled "The Gentle Tamers Revisited: New Approaches to the History of Women in the American West," published in PACIFIC HISTORICAL REVIEW, won the Coalition for Western Women's History prize for outstanding scholarship on gender and the experiences of women in the American West.

Jensen became professor emerita from New Mexico State University in 1992.

From the guide to the Joan Jensen Asian Indian immigrant research materials, 1975 - 1988, (University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.)

Joan M. Jensen was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1934 . Her family moved to California in 1940. After graduating from high school, Jensen entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where she received her Bachelor's Arts (1957), Master's of Arts (1959), and Ph.D. (1962). Immediately following her graduation from UCLA, Jensen accepted an Assistant Professor position at the United States International University in San Diego. In 1967 she was promoted to Associate Professor, which she held until leaving the university in 1971. In 1974 Jensen accepted a visiting professor position at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. She held this position for one year, before returning to UCLA as a visiting lecturer in 1975-1976.

n 1976, Jensen accepted an Assistant Professor position at New Mexico State University, where she remained for the rest of her academic career. She is best known for contributing to the field of Women's Studies, and shaping its direction. In 1978, she was awarded the rank of Associate Professor, and in 1982, full Professor, and appointed Department Head of the History Department, where she remained until 1987. Among her achievements, Jensen organized the American Farm Women In Historical Perspective Conference, which was sponsored by NMSU, and featured scholars and experts in the field of Women's Studies from all over the United States. In 1989, she became the Director for the Program of Women's Studies at New Mexico State University, a position she held until retirement. She retired from teaching in 1994, but remained active professionally and continued her education, receiving a Master's of Arts in Art from New Mexico State University (2000).

Post-Doctoral Study, Research, and Teaching: Minnesota Historical Society, Research Grant, Summer 2001. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Scholar Leadership Enrichment Program, November 1998. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Spring 1998, Visiting Distinguished Professor. Arizona State University, Fall 1995, Study, Native Art of North America. Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Summer Institute in Western Studies, Summer 1995. Newberry Library Fellow, Summer 1995. United States Information Agency, Lecture Tour, India, September 1994. Senior Fulbright, India, Fall 1992, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. Rockefeller Summer Fellowship, University of Arizona, 1991. National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Stipend, 1989; Travel to Collections, 1990. Senior Fulbright, German, University of Bremen, Spring 1988. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Visiting Professor, Spring 1987. Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies, Summer 1982. Regional Economic History Research Center, Eleutherian Mills, Senior Research Fellow, 1979???1980, Summer 1981. Newberry Library Summer Institute in Social History and Quantitative Methods, Summer 1979, Fellow. Institut De Litt??rature et Techniques Artistiques de Masse, Bordeaux, France, Sociology of Literature, 1965-66. University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Studies in Literature, History, and Philosophy, Summer 1965. Professional Activities: Agricultural History Society: Vice President and President, 1991-93; Rural Arts Committee, 1995-97; Saloutos Prize Committee, 1994-1996; Nominating Committee, 1987-89. American Historical Association: Nominated for President, 1992; Chair, Committee on Women Historians, 1988-1990. American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch: Vice President and President, 1995-97; Council, 1985-87; Board of Editors, Pacific Historical Review, 1982-1985. New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities: Council, 1984-89; Secretary, 1986; Award for Excellence in Humanities, 1993. Organization for American Historians: National Parks Committee, 1995-2000; Program Committee, 1995 Conference; Executive Board, 1988-91; Committee on the Status of Women in the Historical Profession, 1990-91. Rural Women Studies Association. Co-coordinator, 1997-2000. Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation: History Committee, 1985-87. Western Historical Association: Honorary Life Member; Nominating Committee, 1995-96. Women in the West Museum: National Advisory Committee, 1996-1998.

From the guide to the Dr. Joan M. Jensen papers, 1976-2000, (New Mexico State University)

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