Josephine Phelan (1905–1979), Canadian writer and librarian, won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction in 1951 for The Ardent Exile, a biography of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.
Born in Hamilton, Phelan was educated in Guelph and at the University of Toronto where she earned a Master of History.[1] After attending the Ontario College of Education,[2] Phelan taught high school before moving to Montreal to work in publishing. In 1931, she returned to the University of Toronto and earned a degree in library science in 1931 and worked at the Toronto Public Library from 1932 to 1965.[2]
Works
edit- The Ardent Exile: The Life and Times of Thos. Darcy McGee (1951)
- The Boy Who Ran Away: Great Stories of Canada (1954)
- The Bold Heart: The Story of Father Lacombe (1956)
- The Ballad of D'Arcy McGee: Rebel in Exile (1967)
References
editExternal links
edit- Archives of Josephine Phelan (Josephine Phelan fonds, R11787) are held at Library and Archives Canada
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