Jenijoy La Belle (November 5, 1943 – January 28, 2025) is an American professor emeritus of English literature at California Institute of Technology.

La Belle attended the University of Washington in Seattle, and received a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1965.

After filing a complaint with the EEOC and with the support of several notable academics, including Richard Feynman and Robert F. Christy, she was finally awarded tenure in 1979.

[2] In 1975, La Belle co-authored Night Thoughts or the Complaint and the Consolation Illustrated by William Blake with Robert N.

[2] (partial list) Jenijoy La Belle siblings include brother Jan Joy LaBell, and sister, Jinx LaBelle Brown.