Jane L. Parpart
Jane L. Parpart | |
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| Born | Barbara Jane Little 1940 (age 83–84) New Hampshire |
| Other names | B. Jane Parpart, Barbara Jane Little Parpart, Jane Little Parpart, Jane Parpart |
| Occupation | Academic |
Jane L. Parpart (born 1940) is a social historian and academic whose focus is on gender and development with particular interest in the global south.
Early life and education
Barbara Jane Little was born in New Hampshire in 1940 to Barbara (née Chase) and Elbert Payson Little.[1][2] Her mother was from Rhode Island, and had been a teacher before marrying.[3] Her father was a well-known physicist and pioneering computer scientist.[2] Jane was the eldest of eight siblings, Barbara, Elbert Jr., Eleanor, Elizabeth, Hannah, Eric, Katharyn, and William "Buck". The family lived in Exeter, New Hampshire until 1948 and then moved to West Newton, Massachusetts.[2][4] Little graduated from Newton High School in 1957.[5][6] She married Arthur K. Parpart Jr. and then earned a bachelor's degree from Pembroke College in Brown University in 1961.[1][6] Continuing her education, Parpart earned a master's degree (1966) and PhD (1980) from Boston University in African studies.[7][8][9]
Selected works
- Parpart, Barbara Jane Little. Labor and Capital on the Copperbelt: African Labor Strategy and Corporate Labor Strategy in the Northern Rhodesian Copper Mines, 1924-1964 (PhD). Boston, Massachusetts: Boston University. OCLC 8523580.
References
Citations
- ^ a b Bishop et al. 1971, p. 15.
- ^ a b c The Boston Globe 1983, p. 56.
- ^ The Boston Globe 1939, p. 6.
- ^ The Boston Globe 1977, p. 22.
- ^ The Newton Graphic 1957, p. 7.
- ^ a b The Newton Graphic 1961, p. 5.
- ^ Parpart 2020, p. 2.
- ^ The Historian 1965, p. 193.
- ^ Lagace & Rotz 2013, p. 17.
Bibliography
- Bishop, Donald S.; Doherty, Charles J.; Hirshberg, Eugene M.; Waters, James P. D.; Licarie, Alan W. (1 January 1971). City of Newton: Street List by Wards and Precincts (Report). Newton, Massachusetts: Election Commission. p. 15. Ward 3, Precinct 2, 216 Highland Street. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Brown Degrees Given to Four Local Students". The Newton Graphic. Vol. 84, no. 23. Newton, Massachusetts. 8 June 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Class of 1957 – Newton High School". The Newton Graphic. Vol. 81, no. 24. Newton, Massachusetts. 13 June 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Elbert Little, 71, Science Teacher and a Pioneer in Use of Computers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 22, 1983. p. 56. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Initiates". The Historian. 28 (1). Tampa, Florida: Taylor & Francis for Phi Alpha Theta: 189–197. November 1965. ISSN 0018-2370. OCLC 9977807800. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- Lagace, Martha; Rotz, Philip, eds. (Fall 2013). "Alumni Updates" (PDF). African Studies Center Newsletter (3). Boston, Massachusetts: Boston University: 17, 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- Parpart, B. Jane L. (2020). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Boston, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Boston. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Providence Girl Bride of Exeter Instructor". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 19, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Service Sunday for Newton Fire Victim". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 14, 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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