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Raised in Lynville, Indiana, Jordan received a bachelor's degree from Oakland City College in 1923, before earning a master's (1926) and doctoral (1931) degree from Harvard University . Jordan went on to become a leading historian of sixteenth and seventeenth century England, accruing many honors, and producing books including ''Men of Substance: Revolutionary Thinkers of 1640'' (1942), ''Philanthropy in England, 1480-1660'' (1959), and a 2-volume ''Edward IV'' (1968, 1970). Jordan's most enduring scholarly work, however has been his four-volume ''The Development of Religious Toleration in England'', published from 1932-1940, in which Jordan documented the origins of religious Toleration in Elizabethan, Stuart, and revolutionary England and the evolution of these ideas into the late seventeenth century, following the English Civil War . Though sometimes criticized for attributing too great an importance to skeptical and secular motives for toleration, this capacious and well-sourced work continues to provide the foundation for contemporary studies of the history of religious toleration in England. As President of Radcliffe College from 1943-1960, Jordan presided over a period of dramatic change at this prestigious women's college, promoting greater integration with nearby Harvard University and the adoption of a liberal arts curriculum, and becoming an early advocate of providing education for women essentially identical to that traditionally provided for men. Jordan's students, including Natalie Zemon Davis , benefited from this teaching philosophy. |
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