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==Background==​

==Background==​

Stuntz is the middle of three children of Homer Clyde Stuntz (1923-2016), a [[physician]] who delivered three thousand babies, and the former Billie Jean Williams (born 1929). Her siblings are Beverly Ann Stuntz, of Addison in [[Dallas|Dallas County]], Texas, and Philip Williams Stuntz, of [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeleader.com/2016/07/06/dr-homer-stuntz-m-d/|title=Dr. Homer Stuntz|publisher=''The Orange Leader''|date=July 6, 2016|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}</ref> She was born and reared in Orange in Orange County near [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] in far southeastern Texas and graduated in 1975 from West Orange-Stark High School.<ref name=linkedin/>

Stuntz is the middle of three children of Homer Clyde Stuntz (1923-2016), a [[physician]] who delivered three thousand babies, and the former Billie Jean Williams (born 1929). Her siblings are Beverly Ann Stuntz, of Addison in [[Dallas|Dallas County]], Texas, and Philip Williams Stuntz, of [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeleader.com/2016/07/06/dr-homer-stuntz-m-d/|title=Dr. Homer Stuntz|publisher=''The Orange Leader''|date=July 6, 2016|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}</ref> She was born and reared in Orange in Orange County near [[Beaumont]] in far southeastern Texas and graduated in 1975 from West Orange-Stark High School.<ref name=linkedin/>

In 1912, Stuntz's paternal great-grandfather, also named Homer Clyde Stuntz (1858–1924) of [[New York City]], was named as a [[bishop]] of the [[Methodist]] Church. The great-grandfather  wrote at least two history books stimulated by his missionary zeal, ''The Philippines and the Far East'' (1904)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EuYKAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Homer+Clyde+Stuntz&source=bl&ots=-F1pinKHt8&sig=UKg30JrRRzY30uKPkjnFfdfp9tU&hl=en&ei=5gvfTIWgJ4ep8Abu96AD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Philippines and the Far East|publisher=[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]: Jennings and Pye; [[New York City]]: Easton and Mains, 1904, 514 pp.|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> and​ ''South American Neighbors'' (1916).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wWFHAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Homer+Clyde+Stuntz&source=bl&ots=L8dM4l4aud&sig=aUBabjogRY0S63-v9kpWxT4L5ic&hl=en&ei=5gvfTIWgJ4ep8Abu96AD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBg#|title=South American Neighbors|publisher=[[New York City]]: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1916|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1912, Stuntz's paternal great-grandfather, also named Homer Clyde Stuntz (1858–1924) of [[New York City]], was named as a [[bishop]] of the [[Methodist]] Church. The great-grandfather  wrote at least two history books stimulated by his missionary zeal, ''The Philippines and the Far East'' (1904)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EuYKAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Homer+Clyde+Stuntz&source=bl&ots=-F1pinKHt8&sig=UKg30JrRRzY30uKPkjnFfdfp9tU&hl=en&ei=5gvfTIWgJ4ep8Abu96AD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Philippines and the Far East|publisher=[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]: Jennings and Pye; [[New York City]]: Easton and Mains, 1904, 514 pp.|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> and​ ''South American Neighbors'' (1916).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wWFHAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Homer+Clyde+Stuntz&source=bl&ots=L8dM4l4aud&sig=aUBabjogRY0S63-v9kpWxT4L5ic&hl=en&ei=5gvfTIWgJ4ep8Abu96AD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBg#|title=South American Neighbors|publisher=[[New York City]]: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1916|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Stuntz received her [Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, and thereafter her [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Baylor Law School. She subsequently received [[Master of Arts]] (1996) and [[Ph.D.]] (2000) degrees from the University of North Texas at Denton.<ref name=stuntz>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/jean-stuntz-bio.aspx|title=Jean A. Stuntz, Ph.D.|publisher=wtamu.edu|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> At North Texas, Stuntz said that she depended heavily on her major professor and mentor, Donald Eugene  Chipman (born 1928), a specialist in the Spanish Borderlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unt.edu/northtexan/archives/f06/influential_extra2.htm|title=The Influential Faculty Award|publisher=unt.edu|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

Stuntz received her [Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, and thereafter her [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Baylor Law School. She subsequently received [[Master of Arts]] (1996) and [[Ph.D.]] (2000) degrees from the University of North Texas at Denton.<ref name=stuntz>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/jean-stuntz-bio.aspx|title=Jean A. Stuntz, Ph.D.|publisher=wtamu.edu|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> At North Texas, Stuntz said that she depended heavily on her major professor and mentor, Donald Eugene  Chipman (born 1928), a specialist in the Spanish Borderlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unt.edu/northtexan/archives/f06/influential_extra2.htm|title=The Influential Faculty Award|publisher=unt.edu|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Stuntz is a board member of  the [[Presbyterian]] Children's Home orphanage in [[Amarillo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarillochildrenshome.com/PDFs/whats_new.pdf|title=Giving Every Child the Chance to Succeed|publisher=amarillochildrenshome.com|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

Stuntz is a board member of  the [[Presbyterian]] Children's Home orphanage in [[Amarillo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarillochildrenshome.com/PDFs/whats_new.pdf|title=Giving Every Child the Chance to Succeed|publisher=amarillochildrenshome.com|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

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==Scholarly pursuits==​

==Scholarly pursuits==

 

Stuntz award-winning book, ''Hers, His, and Theirs: Community Property Laws in Spain and Early Texas,'' with foreword by Caroline Castillo Crimm and preface by Gordon Morris Bakken, is the published version of her doctoral dissertation entitled ''His, Hers, and Theirs: Domestic Relations and Marital Property Law in Texas to 1850.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mareleigh.bravejournal.com/index.php|title=John Roberts Research blog|publisher=mareleigh.bravejournal.com|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> According to a reviewer in the ''Journal of Southern History,''  ''Hers, His, and Theirs'' "fills a major void in the historiography of women in the Spanish borderlands and the American Southwest." In her research, Stuntz found that [[Hispanic]] women in the northern portion of the Spanish Empire in [[North America]] had greater "legal rights than their [[Great Britain|British]] counterparts half a continent to the east. Under Spanish law, even in the sparsely settled land that would one day become Texas, married women could own property in their own names. They could control and manage not only their own property but even that of their husbands. And if their property rights were infringed upon, they could seek legal redress.<ref name=cproperty>{{cite book|url=http://ttupress.org/_product_88/Hers_His_and_Theirs_(paper)|title=Hers, His, and Theirs: Community Property Laws in Spain and Early Texas|publisher=[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], Texas: [[Texas Tech University Press]], 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> The book hence examines how the Castilian legal system developed differently from other [[Europe]]an models and survived in Texas beyond the 1830s, when [[Anglo]] settlers began moving in large numbers into the region.<ref name=cproperty/>​

Stuntzs award-winning book, ''Hers, His, and Theirs: Community Property Laws in Spain and Early Texas,'' with foreword by Caroline Castillo Crimm and preface by Gordon Morris Bakken, is the published version of her doctoral dissertation entitled ''His, Hers, and Theirs: Domestic Relations and Marital Property Law in Texas to 1850.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mareleigh.bravejournal.com/index.php|title=John Roberts Research blog|publisher=mareleigh.bravejournal.com|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> According to a reviewer in the ''Journal of Southern History,''  ''Hers, His, and Theirs'' "fills a major void in the historiography of women in the Spanish borderlands and the American Southwest." In her research, Stuntz found that [[Hispanic]] women in the northern portion of the Spanish Empire in [[North America]] had greater "legal rights than their [[Great Britain|British]] counterparts half a continent to the east. Under Spanish law, even in the sparsely settled land that would one day become Texas, married women could own property in their own names. They could control and manage not only their own property but even that of their husbands. And if their property rights were infringed upon, they could seek legal redress.<ref name=cproperty>{{cite book|url=http://ttupress.org/_product_88/Hers_His_and_Theirs_(paper)|title=Hers, His, and Theirs: Community Property Laws in Spain and Early Texas|publisher=[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], Texas: [[Texas Tech University Press]], 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> The book hence examines how the Castilian legal system developed differently from other [[Europe]]an models and survived in Texas beyond the 1830s, when [[Anglo]] settlers began moving in large numbers into the region.<ref name=cproperty/>​

 

With Claudia Stuart, Stuntz is the co-author of ''African Americans in Amarillo.''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=9780738571287|title=African Americans in Amarillo|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Company, 2009, 128 pp., ISBN 978-0-7385-7128-7|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

With Claudia Stuart, Stuntz is the co-author of ''African Americans in Amarillo.''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=9780738571287|title=African Americans in Amarillo|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Company, 2009, 128 pp., ISBN 978-0-7385-7128-7|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Stuntz penned the chapter on Minta Holmsley, a pioneer woman from Comanche, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20101122115700/http://frontiertimesmagazine.com/0727.html||title=Mrs. Holmsley Went up the Chisholm Trail|author= D. K. Doyle|publisher=''Frontier Times Magazine''|volume=4 |issue= 10|date=July 1927|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​ in Stuntz's award-winning 2006 book, ''Texas Women on the Cattle Trails.'' Stuntz's historical  articles include "Women of the Texas Revolution" (2007) and "Prairies to Progress: Women on the Texas Panhandle Frontier," (2009), both published in ''The Social Studies Texan.'' She is the former book review editor of the West Texas Historical Association publication, ''West Texas Historical Review'' and has frequently presented papers at annual meetings of the association.<ref name=stuntz/>​

Stuntz penned the chapter on Minta Holmsley, a pioneer woman from Comanche, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20101122115700/http://frontiertimesmagazine.com/0727.html||title=Mrs. Holmsley Went up the Chisholm Trail|author= D. K. Doyle|publisher=''Frontier Times Magazine''|volume=4 |issue= 10|date=July 1927|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref>​ in Stuntz's award-winning 2006 book, ''Texas Women on the Cattle Trails.'' Stuntz's historical  articles include "Women of the Texas Revolution" (2007) and "Prairies to Progress: Women on the Texas Panhandle Frontier," (2009), both published in ''The Social Studies Texan.'' She is the former book review editor of the West Texas Historical Association publication, ''West Texas Historical Review'' and has frequently presented papers at annual meetings of the association.<ref name=stuntz/>​

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==Curriculum revision controversy==​

==Curriculum revision controversy==​

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In 2010, Stuntz spoke out against revisions in the social studies curricula approved by the Texas State Board of Education, changes which require the inclusion of [[conservative]] topics in public school instruction. For instance, [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s name must be restored to a list of [[Enlightenment]] thinkers. There must be emphasis on the [[Fifth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]] regarding property rights. Students must be taught that new documents, the Venona project, verify [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joe McCarthy]]'s suspicions of [[communist]] infiltration of the [[U.S. government]] during the post-[[World War II]] era. Stuntz told ''The Amarillo Globe-News'' that the SBOE is "micromanaging. They don't know what they're doing."<ref name=agn>{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/051810/new_news1.shtml|author=Brenda Bernet|title=Rewriting the history books: Educators reflect on state's curriculum changes|date=May 18, 2010|publisher=''The Amarillo Globe-News''|accessdate=November 14, 2010}}</ref>​

In 2010, Stuntz, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], spoke out against revisions in the social studies curricula approved by the Texas State Board of Education, changes which require the inclusion of [[conservative]] topics in public school instruction. For instance, [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s name must be restored to a list of [[Enlightenment]] thinkers. There must be emphasis on the [[Fifth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]] regarding property rights. Students must be taught that new documents, the Venona project, verify [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joe McCarthy]]'s suspicions of [[communist]] infiltration of the [[U.S. government]] during the post-[[World War II]] era. Stuntz told ''The Amarillo Globe-News'' that the SBOE is "micromanaging. They don't know what they're doing."<ref name=agn>{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/051810/new_news1.shtml|author=Brenda Bernet|title=Rewriting the history books: Educators reflect on state's curriculum changes|date=May 18, 2010|publisher=''The Amarillo Globe-News''|accessdate=November 14, 2010}}</ref>​

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Along with professorial colleagues, Stuntz signed a petition requesting that the SBOE delay consideration of the changes so that curriculum specialists could intervene. The changes do not require memorization, only inclusion of previously omitted materials. Stuntz, however, predicted that the revisions would cause teachers to stress memorization of events, people, and dates, rather than guiding youngsters to think, analyze evidence, and communicate their thoughts. With memorization, Stuntz said that many students come to college with a dislike of history. Memorization, she said, "beats the imagination out of them. I have to teach them it isn't about memorizing. It's about why people did what they did. It's about analyzing evidence, what is true and what is not."<ref name=agn/>​

Along with professorial colleagues, Stuntz signed a petition requesting that the SBOE delay consideration of the changes so that curriculum specialists could intervene. The changes do not require memorization, only inclusion of previously omitted materials. Stuntz, however, predicted that the revisions would cause teachers to stress memorization of events, people, and dates, rather than guiding youngsters to think, analyze evidence, and communicate their thoughts. With memorization, Stuntz said that many students come to college with a dislike of history. Memorization, she said, "beats the imagination out of them. I have to teach them it isn't about memorizing. It's about why people did what they did. It's about analyzing evidence, what is true and what is not."<ref name=agn/>​

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