Destiny's Daughter by Frances Altman highlights events in the life of Mary Edwards Walker, maverick suffragist, Civil War doctor and only woman Medal of Honor recipient.
The experience of a young adult trying to figure out what they want to do for employment or education can be overwhelming. My book will give them insight to what it means to be a carpenter. And the progress unions have made in discrimination.
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Margaret Owen is a Canadian writer. Her book "The Home Front:Hopscotch and Heartache While Daddy Was At War" was published in 2011.
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Margaret Owen grew up in Winnipeg, Canada during the 1940's and 50's. She has been greatly influenced by the events of World War II, when her father, an officer with the Winnipeg Grenadiers, served four years as a prisoner of war following the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese army on Christmas Day, 1941.
Birth Place
Winnipeg, Canada
Accomplishments
Master of Arts, University of Manitoba, 2008. The Home Front was awarded the prize for popular history by the Manitoba Historical Society. Margaret is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada and the Manitoba Writers' Ghild.
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Margaret Dennis Owen
605 River Avenue Apt #506
Winnipeg R3L0E7
Canada
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