author
Lady Marjory MacMurchy Willison
d. 1938
A Canadian journalist, reviewer, and social reformer, she wrote with unusual practical energy about women’s work, reading, and public life. Her books blend literary enthusiasm with a clear sense that education and opportunity could widen young women’s futures.
2 Audiobooks
The Canadian Girl at Work: A Book of Vocational Guidance
by Lady Marjory MacMurchy Willison
Golden treasury of famous books : A guide to good reading for boys and girls, and for the enjoyment of those who love books
by Lady Marjory MacMurchy Willison
About the author
Born in Toronto in April 1870, Marjory Jardine Ramsay MacMurchy built a varied career as an author, journalist, and public-minded commentator. Reliable biographical sources describe her as a literary editor, book reviewer, and social reformer, and note that she later became Lady Marjory Willison after marrying Sir John Stephen Willison in 1926.
She is especially remembered for writing The Canadian Girl at Work (1919), an early guide to careers and vocational possibilities for young women. Other works associated with her include The Child's House, Golden Treasury of Famous Books, and The Longest Way Round, showing a range that stretched from practical advice to literary appreciation.
Her work in journalism and women's organizations also mattered: sources note her role in the Canadian Women's Press Club and her regular newspaper writing on politics for women. She died in Toronto on December 15, 1938.