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Sara Jeannette Duncan and The Imperialist

A portrait of Sara Jeannette Duncan, taken no later than 1903.
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Sara Jeannette Duncan (1861–1922), a pioneering late-19th-century journalist, challenged norms by examining women’s changing roles, the need for a national culture and Canadian politics. After leaving Canada in 1890 she lived in India and England and wrote more than 20 popular books, including The Imperialist (1904), a Canadian classic set in a fictionalized Brantford.

Scope & context

Her journalism and fiction, not a full bibliography.

Sources behind this record

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Sara Jeannette Duncan (1861-1922) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text