Background
Kent, Joan Ruth was born in Truro, Nova Scoti, Canada.
Kent, Joan Ruth was born in Truro, Nova Scoti, Canada.
Bachelor in History with honors, Mount Allison U., 1962; Master of Arts, Smith College, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. College, London, 1971.
Lecturer, Mount Allison U., Sackville, N.B., Canada, 1966-1969; assistant, associate professor, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1971-1984; professor, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1984. Visiting assistant professor of University B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1969-1971.
Member American History Association, Southern History Association, Southern Association Women Historians, Conference on British Studies.