Dora Oake Russell | |
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| Born | Dora Oake (1912-03-07)March 7, 1912 |
| Died | February 9, 1986(1986-02-09) (aged 73) St. John's,Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Children | 5, includingElizabeth Russell Miller andKelly Russell |
Dora Oake Russell (March 7, 1912 – February 9, 1986) was aNewfoundlander andCanadian writer and educator.[1]
The daughter of Jesse Oake and Laura Brinson, she was bornDora Oake atChange Islands. She was educated there and atBishop Spencer College.[2] She completed a teacher training course and began teaching inSt. John's in 1933.
She marriedTed Russell in January 1935. The couple moved toSpringdale later that year. In 1939, they moved toHarbour Breton and then lived inBonne Bay from 1940 until 1943, when they moved back to St. John's. Later that year, she became the first women's editor ofThe Evening Telegram. She retired from the newspaper in 1949. During the 1950s, she was women's editor forThe Daily News. She later wrote a weekly column forThe Evening Telegram during the 1960s.[1]
Besides writing for newspapers, she also wrote short fiction, plays for radio and television and a bookDay by Day: Pages from the Diary of a Newfoundland Woman, published in 1983.[1]
Russell was a founding member of the St. John's Centre branch of theRoyal Astronomical Society and was also a leader in theGirl Guides of Canada;[1] she is credited with helping to create the astronomy badge for Girl Guides and establishing its criteria.[3]
Dora and her husband had five children, includingElizabeth (Russell) Miller[1] and Kelly Russell, a popular Newfoundland musician.[2]
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