by George J. Dance
Mary Electa Adams (November 10, 1823 - November 5, 1898) was a Canadian poet and educator.
Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898). Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
| Mary Electa Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1823 Westbury, Lower Canada |
| Died | November 5, 1898 (aged 74) |
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Citizenship | British subject |
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Adams was born in Westbury, Lower Canada (now Quebec), and moved with her family to Upper Canada (now Ontario) when she was 2 years old.[1]
She graduated with a Mistress of Liberal Arts diploma from the Coburg Ladies' Seminary, and became a teacher with that school.
Career[]
In 1847 the Ladies' Seminary was renamed the Adelaide Academy and moved to Toronto, and Adams relocated to that city.[1]
She became principal of the Picton Academy in 1848, a teacher at the Albion Seminary in Michigan in 1850, and chief preceptress of the Wesleyan Academy (now Mount Allison University) in Sackville, New Brunswick, in 1854.[1]
Recognition[]
Adams's poems were collected for private publication in 1898 by her niece, poet Helena Coleman.[2]
Adams was declared a person of national historic significance in 2004.[2]
Publications[]
From Distant Shores Mary Electa Adams Poetry Audiobook Full English
Poetry[]
- From Distant Shores: Poems. Toronto: privately printed, 1898.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John G. Reid, "Adams, Mary Electa,"Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Volume XII. Toronto: University of Toronto and Laval University, 2000, Web, Nov. 12, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adams, Mary Electa, Canada's Early Women Writers, Simon Fraser University. Web, Dec. 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Selected Poetry of Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898)", Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 12, 2011.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Among the Foot-Hills of the Rockies"
- "Adams, Mary Electa (1823-1898)" (4 poems) at Representative Poetry Online
- Books
- Mary Electa Adams at Amazon.com
- About
- Adams, Mary Electa in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
- Adams, Mary Electa at Canada's Early Women Writers
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