Clipping, Newspaper
Museums of Mississauga
Tous droits réservés.
| Nom de l'objet : | Clipping, Newspaper |
| Titre : | Between You and Me |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2011.9.176 |
| Date absolue : | 1953 |
| Description : | A newspaper clipping from Toronto's "The Telegram" dated Thursday, August 6, 1953. Columnist Margaret Aitken talks about an embarrassing moment when a woman's elastic waistband snapped and her nylons pooled at her ankles; beauty aids; the death of "A Pioneer", Florence Livesay, and her biographical history. |
| Fonctions : | Florence Randal Livesay (1874-1953) was a poet and novelist. Born in Compton Quebec, she was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Louisa Randal. During the early years of her career she worked for the Evening Journal in Ottawa as an editor of the Woman's Page. She also spent one year in 1902 teaching children at Boer Concentration Camps and continued to write articles for Canadian newspapers describing life of Post Boer war. After her return to Canada she worked for the Winnipeg Telegram and later the Manitoba Free Press working as the editor of the Children's Department. Florence married John Frederick Bligh Livesay in 1908 and together they had two daughters, Dorothy Livesay (1909- 1996) considered one of the leading Canadian poets of the twentieth century and Sophie Livesay (1912-1991) who was a renowned artist. Florence was well known for her many translations of verse from Ukrainian to English and contributing many poems, short stories and articles to various Canadian and American magazines. The family later moved to Clarkson and remained long life friends with the Harrises of Benares. (Some information obtained from 'The Celebration of Women Writers' http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/garvin/poets/livesay.html) |
| Établissement : |
Museums of Mississauga
 Facebook-Museums of Mississauga
 Twitter-Museums of Mississauga
 YouTube-Museums of Mississauga
|
| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
Coordonnées de cette page web
-
Pour proposer des corrections ou des mises à jour sur cette page, veuillez contacter directement le Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine (RCIP).