Joy Ladin

Joy Ladin
Born (1961-03-24) March 24, 1961
NationalityAmerican
EducationSarah Lawrence College (BA), University of Massachusetts Amherst (MFA), Princeton University (PhD)
GenrePoetry, Memoir, Criticism
Notable worksThrough the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders (2012)
Spouse
Christine Benvenuto
(m. 1989⁠–⁠2007)
Elizabeth Denlinger
(m. 2016)
Website
joyladin.wordpress.com

Joy Ladin (born March 24, 1961) is an American poet and the former David and Ruth Gottesman Chair in English at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University. She was the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution.