Mary McHenry

Professor, Author

1933 –

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Who is Mary McHenry?

Mary Williamson McHenry is "credited with bringing African-American literature to Mount Holyoke College," where she is Emeritus Professor of English. McHenry also introduced her then student, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, to Five Colleges faculty member James Baldwin during the 1980s. Parks would later credit McHenry with her success.

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Born
Jan 23, 1933
Washington, D.C.
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Mount Holyoke College
  • Columbia University
Employment
  • Mount Holyoke College

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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