Doris Anderson

For the Canadian nutritionist and politician, see Doris Margaret Anderson. For the American screenwriter, see Doris Anderson (screenwriter).
Doris Hilda Anderson
Born(1921-11-10)November 10, 1921
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada[1]
DiedMarch 2, 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 85)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Author, journalist and women's rights activist

Doris Hilda Anderson, CC OOnt (November 10, 1921[2][3] – March 2, 2007[4]) was a Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. She is best known as the editor of the women's magazine Chatelaine, mixing traditional content (recipes, décor) with thorny social issues of the day (violence against women, pay equality, abortion, race, poverty), putting the magazine on the front lines of the feminist movement in Canada.[5][6] Her activism beyond the magazine helped drive social and political change, enshrining women's equality in the Canadian Constitution and making her one of the most well-known names in the women's movement in Canada.[7]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2016-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Anderson, Doris (1996). "Chapter One". Rebel Daughter: An Autobiography. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Doris Anderson". Celebrating women's achievements. Library and Archives Canada. 2005-04-12. Archived from the original on 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2006-03-18.
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  5. ^ Cox, Alicia (11 January 2007). "Renowned Chatelaine editor Doris Anderson dies at 85". Chatelaine. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Feminist crusader Doris Anderson's life explored on stage". CBC. Jan 12, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Jordan, Tessa (2010). "Branching Out: Second-Wave Feminist Periodicals and the Archive of Canadian Women's Writing". ESC. 36 (2): 63–90. doi:10.1353/esc.2010.0033. S2CID 153749720.