Léonie Villard

Léonie Villard (1890–1962) was a French literary critic and professor at the Université de Lyon. She was the first woman to be a professor of literature at a French university. In 1917 she received the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for her book, ''Jane Austen: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre''. She was also a member of the faculty of Mount Holyoke College in 1937 and 1950–1951. The college holds her diary of life in Vichy France during the Second World War. Provided by Wikipedia