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Jean McKishnie Blewett (4 November 1862 – 19 August 1934) was a Canadian journalist, author and poet. Blewett was born Janet McKinshie in Scotia, Kent County, Ontario in 1862 to Scottish immigrants (some sources say 1872). She attended St. Thomas Collegiate and in 1879 married Bassett Blewett and published her first novel, ''Out of the Depths''.〔 In 1896, she won a $600 prize from the Chicago Times-Herald for her poem "Spring".〔 Blewett was a regular contributor to ''The Globe'', a Toronto newspaper and in 1898 became editor of its Homemakers Department.〔 In 1919, assisted by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, she published a booklet titled ''Heart Stories'' to benefit war charities.〔 During this time she regularly lectured on topics such as temperance and suffragism.〔 She used the pseudonym Katherine Kent for some of her writing.〔 In 1925 Blewett was compelled by ill-health to retire her editorship.〔 For two years she lived with a daughter in Lethbridge, Alberta, before returning to Toronto in 1927.〔 She died in 1934 in Chatham, Ontario.〔 After her death, fellow female journalist Bride Broder wrote in tribute: Her brother, Archibald McKishnie, was also a noted writer.〔 ==Selected works== *''Out of the depths'' (novel).〔〔 1879 or 1890,〔Sources differ on the publication date for this novel.〕 * * * * * 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「Jean Blewett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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