Doris Margaret Anderson (July 5, 1922 – October 16, 2022) was a Canadian nutritionist and politician who served as a

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. Anderson was born at

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, the daughter of William W. and Florence () Anderson. She attended

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Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia ...

and

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where she earned bachelor's and masters's degrees and was a

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and educator by career. Her thesis in 1951 was entitled ''A History of Celiac Disease with Special Emphasis on Theories of Etiology and Treatment''. From 1948 to 1966, she was employed at Prince of Wales College in the

home economics Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

department, first as a lecturer, eventually rising to become an associate professor and department chair. She later served as a professor of home economics (1969–1980) and nutrition at the

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

(1980–1988) before becoming

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in 1994. Anderson also worked with the Government of Prince Edward Island in the department of health. In 1995, Anderson was appointed to the Senate by

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, representing the

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of St. Peter's, Kings County,

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. She retired at the mandatory age of 75 in 1997. She was a member of the

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caucus. In 1982, she was made a Member of the

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in recognition of having been able to "help many children suffering from

celiac disease Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods such as wheat, rye and barl ...

and to contribute to education and mental health in her province". Anderson died in

Kings County, Prince Edward Island Kings County (2021 population 18,327) is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the o ...

, on October 16, 2022, at the age of 100.

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