Jennifer Cleland

Jennifer Cleland was born in Arlington, VA in 1951. Her family moved to Europe in 1962, where they lived in Paris and in Stuttgart, Germany. During the 70's, Jenny played with the Highwoods Stringband, touring on three continents and receiving a Grammy nomination for an album recorded at Carnegie Hall. She received a Ph.D. in Romance Studies from Cornell University in 1999 with her thesis Cajun Carnival: American Myths and Radical Roots, and lives in Ithaca, New York. Jennifer authored Sage...See more

Jennifer Cleland was born in Arlington, VA in 1951. Her family moved to Europe in 1962, where they lived in Paris and in Stuttgart, Germany. During the 70's, Jenny played with the Highwoods Stringband, touring on three continents and receiving a Grammy nomination for an album recorded at Carnegie Hall. She received a Ph.D. in Romance Studies from Cornell University in 1999 with her thesis Cajun Carnival: American Myths and Radical Roots, and lives in Ithaca, New York. Jennifer authored Sage Hall: Experiments in Coeducation and Preservation at Cornell University with her husband, Robert P. Stundtner, in 2011. The book tells the story of the women's residence, built in 1874, which made coeducation at Cornell possible. The history of the building reflects the early feminist movement in upstate New York, and the social reformism of the founders of the University. The book also relates the controversial 1996-98 transformation of the building, which completely gutted the dilapidated interior while retaining the historic brick exterior walls. The story of the authors' courtship is woven into the narrative of the challenging renovation project, which was managed by the coauthor. For more information, and to purchase books, please visit our web site at ... See less