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Florence Amelia Deeks (1864-1959) was a Canadian teacher and writer. She is known for accusing H. G. Wells of having plagiarized her work when he wrote ''The Outline of History''. The case was eventually taken to the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council, the highest court in the British Empire, which rejected her claim. ==Early years== Florence Amelia Deeks was born in 1864 and grew up in Morrisburg, Ontario, in a religious family. Her mother, Melinda, was a strong believer in education. Her brother George found a new way to lay railway tracks, the basis for a fortune. He provided important financial support to his family, including Florence during the legal trials that lay ahead. By her own account she spent most of her twenties travelling in Europe and America, studying literature and art. When Florence was thirty she was admitted to Victoria College in the University of Toronto. She studied there for several years, then became a teacher at the Presbyterian Ladies College. Deeks probably joined the Women's Art Association of Canada in the mid-1890s, although the first record is from 1903. In 1912 she prepared a "historical sketch" of the early years of the association. She was active in other women's groups. She was the recording secretary for the Toronto women's Liberal Club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florence Deeks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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