Mary Augusta Jordan (July 5, 1855 – April 14, 1941) was an American college professor of English literature and rhetoric.

She retired in 1921, but continued her association when the college commissioned her to write a history of English teaching at Smith.

[8] She often debated suffrage and other issues with a fellow Vassar alumna and Smith professor, Mary Augusta Scott.

[10] She noted that "It is a capital error in the education of women to ignore the part played by their feelings.

The logic of feeling is quite as important as the manipulation of syllogisms, and likely to be a good deal more practical" (Correct Writing and Speaking, 1904).

[2] She lived in campus housing for much of her time at Smith,[7] and opened her personal library for student use.