Jean Shiley Newhouse was an American high jumper. She was born Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, a Philadelphia suburb, where she joined the team at Haverford High School. Jean Shiley (United States) set the women's high jump world record of 1.65 m in Los Angeles on August 7, 1932. It stood 6.8 years, until Dorothy Odam's 1.66 m on May 29, 1939. Wiki link