She competed as part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[1] the last Olympics when Arts was included as an event. She competed in the Mixed Literature category with a work called The Boxing Lessons.
Hedges was an author of science fiction and fantasy literature, and was also a well established poet and novelist. She served overseas in World War I. During World War II she was National Chairman of Publicity for the Wings for Britain Fund. She appeared on various networks as a commentator.[2]
doris, hedges, april, 1896, july, 1972, canadian, writer, borndoris, edith, ryde, 1896, april, 1896lachine, quebec, canadadied14, july, 1972, 1972, aged, montreal, quebec, canadanationalitycanadianoccupationwriter, contents, biography, works, references, exter. Doris Hedges 10 April 1896 14 July 1972 was a Canadian writer Doris HedgesBornDoris Edith Ryde 1896 04 10 10 April 1896Lachine Quebec CanadaDied14 July 1972 1972 07 14 aged 76 Montreal Quebec CanadaNationalityCanadianOccupationWriter Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditHedges was born in Lachine Quebec in 1900 She competed as part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 the last Olympics when Arts was included as an event She competed in the Mixed Literature category with a work called The Boxing Lessons Hedges was an author of science fiction and fantasy literature and was also a well established poet and novelist She served overseas in World War I During World War II she was National Chairman of Publicity for the Wings for Britain Fund She appeared on various networks as a commentator 2 Works EditThe Flower in the Dusk 1946 Crisis 1947 Words on a Page and Other Poems 1949 Dumb Spirit A Novel of Montreal 1952 The Dream is Certain 1954 Elixir 1954 Robin 1957 For This I Live Poems 1963 Inside Out 1971Source 3 References Edit Doris Hedges Olympedia Retrieved 21 August 2020 Doris Hedges Sports Reference 2016 Archived from the original on 21 July 2017 Doris Hedges Database of Canada s Early Women Writers External links EditWorks by or about Doris Hedges at Internet Archive This article about a Canadian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doris Hedges amp oldid 1167664627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
