Leslie P. Hume | |
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| Education | Radcliffe College Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, philanthropist |
| Spouse | George H. Hume |
| Relatives | Jaquelin H. Hume(father-in-law) Caroline Howard Hume(mother-in-law) William J. Hume(brother-in-law) |
Leslie P. Hume (nee Bryant) is an American historian and philanthropist fromSan Francisco, California. She has published scholarship about the place of women in the Victorian era as well as women's suffrage societies. She served as President of the Board of Trustees ofStanford University from 2008 to 2012, making her the second woman afterJane Stanford ever to do so.
Leslie Parker Hume graduated fromRadcliffe College inCambridge, Massachusetts in 1969, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.[1] She received a master's degree in 1971 and a PhD in 1979 fromStanford University inStanford, California.[1][2]
She edited a volume about women during the Victorian era in 1981 and wrote a book about women's suffrage societies from 1897 to 1914 in 1982.[1] She also worked as a consultant for theResearch Libraries Group inMountain View, California.[3]
She has served on the Boards of Trustees ofThe San Francisco Foundation, theSan Francisco Opera,Summerbridge National, and theBay Area Discovery Museum.[4] She was a founding member of the Board of Trustees of theSan Francisco Day School, where she served as its President.[4]
She was elected to the board of trustees of Stanford University in 2000.[3] She served as its President from 2008 to 2012, making her the second woman afterJane Stanford to do so.[2][5][6] She serves co-Chair the 2013-2014 Advisory Council of Stanford Live, the performing arts organization at Stanford.[7] With her husband, she endowed some fellowships for undergraduate students at Stanford University.[8] They also endowed theHume Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford University.[9]
She is married toGeorge H. Hume, a businessman, philanthropist, and heir to theBasic American Foods fortune.[1][2] They have a son and a daughter.[1][2]
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