Mary McHenry

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Mary McHenry (Mary Williamson) (January 23, 1933) is "credited with bringing African American literature to Mount Holyoke College," where she is Emeritus Professor of English [1].

McHenry received her B.A. in 1954 in English literature from Mount Holyoke College. She taught at Mount Holyoke from 1974 to 1998. Her daughter, Elizabeth McHenry, is a professor of African American studies at New York University.

McHenry's former Mount Holyoke student, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks, would later credit McHenry with her success. [2].

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• Lecture to Explore Lost History of African American Literary Societies
• MHC lectures traces literary circle history