Lynne Hanley | |
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| Born | 1943 |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fiction Literary criticism |
| Notable works | Writing War: Fiction, Gender & Memory |
Lynne Hanley (born 1943) is an American feminist author and literary critic. [1] She is Professor Emerita of literature and writing at Hampshire College.
Hanley received a B.A. in English from Cornell University, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Before coming to Hampshire, she taught at Princeton University, Douglass College and Mount Holyoke College. [2]
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