Marilyn Illaine Davis

Background

Marilyn Davis was born on July 5, 1930, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in the family of Norman Huxley and Myrtle May (maiden name, McCreight) Davis.

Education

In 1954 Marilyn got B.A. at University of Western Ontario, and M.A. in 1964. Also she attended Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto in 1955 and 1956. Then she got Ph.D. at King’s College, University of London, London, England, 1980.

Career

Marilyn began as teaching fellow, became instructor of English at University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Then she began as lecturer, became assistant professor of English at University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Finally she worked as an independent researcher.

Achievements

• Marilyn is mostly famous for her novels Firing the Heather: The Life and Times of Nellie McClung and Stories Subversive: Through the Field with Gloves Off, Short Stories by Nellie L. McClung.
  
  

Works

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  • Firing The Heather. The Life And Times Of Nellie McClung

    (Nellie McClung was a leading figure in the early women's ...)

    1993
  • Stories Subversive: Through the Field with Gloves Off: Short Fiction by Nellie L. McClung (Canadian Short Story Library) 1997

Politics

Describes herself as Liberal and/or Socialist.

Views

Taking a feminist literary perspective enriched and confirmed her own feminism.

Membership

• Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures

• The Melville Society

• Writer’s Union of Canada

Interests

• reading, cats

• Sport & Clubs

  swimming, bicycling

Connections

Father:

Norman Huxley

Mother:

Myrtle May

colleague:

Mary Hallett