Jan Cleere

Author, Historian & Lecturer

Award-winning author, historian, and lecturer Jan Cleere writes extensively about the desert southwest, particularly the people who first settled the territory. Magna cum laude graduate of ASU West with a degree in American Studies, Cleere is the author of six historical nonfiction books about the people who first ventured west. She lectures around the state about early pioneers who were instrumental in colonizing and civilizing Arizona Territory. For over nine years, Jan has written a monthly column for Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star newspaper — “Western Women” detailing the lives of Arizona’s early amazing women.