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Jean Blewett, poet and journalist

Jean Blewett, portrait from a book published around 1896. Jean Blewett · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Jean (McKishnie) Blewett (1862–1934), born at Scotia, Upper Canada, was a popular early 20th-century poet and journalist. For many years on the staff of the Toronto Globe, she worked as a journalist until 1925 and published several volumes of poetry between 1897 and 1922, admired for their directness and simplicity.

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Blewett’s significance as recognized in her designation, not a full literary study.

Sources behind this record

Jean (McKishnie) Blewett National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text