About Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan (born June 22, 1958) is an American author, transgender activist, professor at Barnard College, and a former contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. In December 2023, she became the president of PEN America, having previously been the vice president. == Early life and education == Boylan was born on June 22, 1958, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and graduated from The Haverford School, a private college-preparatory school in Haverford, Pennsylvania, in 1976. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 1980, then completed graduate work in English at Johns Hopkins University. == Career == Boylan was on the faculty of Colby College from 1988 to 2014. In 2000, she was named "Professor of the Year" at Colby College. She moved to Barnard in 2014, where she is both Professor of English and Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence. Boylan has written 19 books, including novels, collections of short stories, and her memoir. Her 2003 memoir, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, was the first book published by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller. It was described by The Advocate as "a seminal piece of the trans literary canon".
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