Jackie Blount, long ago a high school physics teacher, is now professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at Ohio State University (OSU). There, she taught a variety of history of education courses. She has written several books as well as numerous articles and chapters. She has been awarded the American Educational Research Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award (2023), teaching awards including OSU’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching (2019) and Iowa State University’s Early Achievement in Teaching Award (1997), and the Faculty Impact Award for the OSU College of Education and Human Ecology (2023). She also has served as senior associate dean of OSU’s College of Education and Human Ecology and President of the History of Education Society (2017).