Mary McHenry

Biography

Mary McHenry (née Mary Elizabeth Williamson, formerly Murphy; January 23, 1933 – March 1, 2021) was "credited with bringing African-American literature to Mount Holyoke College," where she taught from 1974 to 1988, retiring as Emeritus Professor of English. McHenry introduced her student, future Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, to Five Colleges faculty member James Baldwin during the 1980s. Parks referred to McHenry as her favorite English teacher at Mount Holyoke College.

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