Dorise Nielsen

Dorise W. Nielsen
Dorise Nielsen, 1942
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for North Battleford
In office
26 March 1940 – 10 June 1945
Preceded byCameron Ross McIntosh
Succeeded byFrederick Townley-Smith
Personal details
Born
Doris Webber

30 July 1902
London, England
DiedDecember 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 78)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of Canada
Labor-Progressive (1943–1959)
United Progressive (1940–1943)
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (1934-1943)
SpousePeter Nielsen (sep. 1940, died 1956)
Children4 (1 died in infancy)[1]
OccupationTeacher

Dorise Winifred Nielsen (30 July 1902 – 9 December 1980) was a Canadian Chinese communist politician, feminist and teacher. She was the first member of the Communist Party of Canada to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada.

  1. ^ Scully, Eileen. "Scully on Johnston, 'A Great Restlessness: The Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen'". H-Net. History Department, Michigan State University. Retrieved 8 March 2018.