Shackleton, Doris French, 1918-2002

found: Her Ishbel and the Empire, 1988:t.p. (Doris French) Can CIP (Shackleton, Doris French, 1918-)

found: LC database, Sept. 6, 2012(hdg.: French, Doris Cavell Martin, 1918- ; usage: Doris French, Doris Shackleton)

found: Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie WWW site, viewed 11 April 2016:obituary database search (Doris Cavell Martin; Shackleton (née Martin) died January 6, 2002, at home in Victoria, B.C.; born in 1918 in Raymore, Saskatchewan; she was predeceased by her first husband, Rob French; Later married and divorced Philip Shackleton; began her Ottawa career as a writer, journalist and columnist with the Ottawa Journal; a Parliamentary Press Gallery Associate Member, she was a feature broadcaster with the CBC, Ottawa; published six volumes of biography and social history including "Tommy Douglas" and "Powertown"; ran as an NDP candidate in Ottawa in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections; moved to Victoria, B.C. in 1987; recently completed her last book, a historical novel entitled "The Jerusalem Wars")