Jane Hamilton-Merritt

Jane Hamilton-Merritt (born Mary Jane LaRowe) is a retired college professor, photojournalist, author, and animal rights and animal husbandry advocate. She resides in Redding, Connecticut. In 1999, she was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. Some of her work has focused on breeding and raising Llamas and Alpaca.

Early life, education, and teaching Jane Hamilton-Merritt was born Mary Jane LaRowe in 1937 in Noble County, Indiana, not far from Fort Wayne. She frequently shows her animals in Connecticut and New England events.

Photojournalism and advocacy Hamilton-Merritt went to Vietnam as a free-lance war correspondent,