Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald
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Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (17 February 1864 – 8 November 1922)[1] was a Canadian writer and poet.
Early life and education
Jane Elizabeth Gostwycke (or, "Gostwick") MacDonald was born 17 February 1864, in the "Old Rectory" at Westcock, New Brunswick.[2] She was the daughter of the Rev. Canon George Goodridge Roberts, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and a sister of Charles G. D. Roberts, William Carman Roberts, and Theodore Goodridge Roberts — a family remarkable for the variety and richness of their contribution to the literature of Canada.
She was educated at the Collegiate School, Fredericton, and at the New Brunswick University.[2]
Career
She taught for a time in the Halifax School for the Blind, Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2]
In 1896, she married Samuel Archibald Roberts MacDonald. They came to Ontario in 1915, and some years later removed to British Columbia. There, MacDonald took an active part in the Equal Suffrage movement and was the first president of the Women's Suffrage Society of Nelson, British Columbia.[3]
Personal life
Elizabeth MacDonald died in Ottawa on 8 November 1922. For many years, she was a frequent contributor to magazines. In her son, Cuthbert Goodridge MacDonald, the family tradition for literary production was continued.[3]
References
- ^ "Jane Elizabeth MacDonald". nble.lib.unb.ca. New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Garvin, John William (1916). Canadian Poets. McClelland & Stewart, limited. pp. 221–23, 273. ISBN 978-0-8274-2000-7. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Caswell, Edward Samuel (1925). Canadian Singers and Their Songs: A Collection of Portraits, Autograph Poems and Brief Biographies. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. p. 244. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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