Eleanor_Tufts

Eleanor May Tufts (February 1, 1927 – December 2, 1991) was an American art historian, feminist and professor of art history at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Her work as an author, historian and lecturer was key to the opening of the National Museum for Women in the Arts in 1974. The collection gathers her papers on biographical data, correspondence, professional material, essays, articles, student papers, and manuscripts covering the years between 1927 and 1991, with the bulk of the materials from 1970 to 1988.