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First woman since founder to head board.(NEWSWATCH)(Leslie P. Hume fills Jane Stanford's post )(Brief article)
After the untimely death of their young son in 1884, Jane and Leland Stanford founded Stanford University CA in his memory, now a leading U.S. institution.
Ten years after the death of her husband, Jane Stanford became president of Stanford's board of trustees, the only women ever to lead the board.
In July, Leslie P. Hume, a board member since ...
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