Howard, Jane (1934–1996)

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Howard, Jane (1934–1996)

American biographer. Name variations: Jane T. Condon. Born Jane T. Condon, June 20, 1934, in Winnetka, Illinois; died June 28, 1996, in New York, NY; dau. of a political reporter for Chicago Tribune; graduate of University of Michigan.

Began career doing profiles at Life magazine; best known for A Different Woman (1973), an account of the feminist movement, and her acclaimed biography of Margaret Mead (1984); also wrote Families (1978); taught writing at Yale, Columbia and University of Georgia.

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