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Susanna Moodie, Roughing It in the Bush

Susanna Moodie, portrait published in 1903.
Susanna Moodie, portrait published in 1903. SusannahMoodie · Unknown photographer; published in H. J. Morgan, Types of Canadian Women (1903) · 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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Susanna Moodie, born in England, immigrated to Upper Canada with her husband in 1832, farmed near Cobourg and in the backwoods near Rice Lake, and settled in Belleville in 1840. A leading author of the pre-Confederation period, she wrote two autobiographical books, Roughing It in the Bush (1852) and Life in the Clearings (1853), that have become Canadian classics.

Scope & context

Moodie as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

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Susanna Moodie National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text