Doris Hedges Explained

Doris Hedges
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Writer
Birth Name:Doris Edith Ryde
Birth Date:10 April 1896
Birth Place:Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Doris Hedges (10 April 1896  - 14 July 1972) was a Canadian writer.

Biography

Hedges was born in Lachine, Quebec in 1900.

She competed as part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[1] the last Olympics when Arts was included as an event. She competed in the Mixed Literature category with a work called The Boxing Lessons.

Hedges was an author of science fiction and fantasy literature, and was also a well established poet and novelist. She served overseas in World War I. During World War II she was National Chairman of Publicity for the Wings for Britain Fund. She appeared on various networks as a commentator.[2]

Works

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doris Hedges . Olympedia . 21 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Doris Hedges . Sports-Reference . 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170721223406/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/doris-hedges-1.html . July 21, 2017.
  3. Web site: Doris Hedges . Database of Canada's Early Women Writers.