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Florence Hamilton Randal Livesay (November 3, 1874 – July 28, 1953) was a Canadian writer. The daughter of Mary Louisa Andrews and Stephen Randal, she was born Florence Hamilton Randal in

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. She was educated at the Compton Ladies' College. She taught one year at a private school in

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, then worked seven years as society editor and

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editor for the '' Evening Journal'' in

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. In 1902, she was one of forty Canadian teachers sent to teach in

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s in

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. She came to

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in 1903 and worked three years for the ''

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''. Livesay then worked for the ''

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''. She also contributed short stories, poetry and articles to magazines and newspapers in Canada and the United States. Livesay was also known for translating poetry from Ukrainian to English. She was a member of the Canadian Women's Press Club. The family moved to Clarkson, Ontario near

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in 1920. She married John Frederick Bligh Livesay in 1908. The couple had two daughters: the poet

Dorothy Livesay Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (October 12, 1909 – December 29, 1996) was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.Mathews, R.D.. "Dorothy L ...

and Sophie. Livesay is credited with helping develop Dorothy's career by submitting her early poems to journals and giving editorial advice for her first poetry collections. She moved to Toronto after her husband died in 1944. Livesay later moved to

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where she died at the age of 78.

Works

* ''Songs Of Ukrania, With Ruthenian Poems ranslated', (1916) * ''Shepherd's Purse'', (1923) * ''Savour Of Salt'', (1927) Source:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Livesay, Florence Randal 1874 births 1953 deaths Canadian women poets Canadian newspaper journalists Canadian women novelists Canadian translators Canadian women non-fiction writers Women's page journalists