Jean Fox O'Barr (born 1942) is an American feminist teacher, scholar, and administrator whose pioneering work helped establish women’s studies as a program of academic study and support for women in higher education.
She also earned a certificate in African Studies from Northwestern in 1970 based on her graduate work in Tanzania.
For 12 years she directed a counseling and short course program that eventually included the Duke Institute in Retirement, the forerunner of OLLI.
[1] O’Barr pioneered in building relationships with university alumnae and fostering their philanthropic work.
Her home on Anderson Street was a lively center of feminist activities for students and alumnae for two decades.