Jean Morrison
Jean Morrison (8 December 1926 – 22 September 2014 (aged 87)) was a historian specialising in the labour and industrial history of Thunder Bay.
Early life and education
Morrison was born on 8 December 1926. She was the first woman to receive a Master of Arts degree in History from Lakehead University, completing her degree in 1974 with a focus on industrial working-class history at the Lakehead.
Career
Morrison served as research historian at Fort William Historical Park from 1975 to 1990. Her published works include Superior Rendezvous Place: Fort William in the Canadian Fur Trade, Lake Superior to Rainy Lake, and Labour Pains: Thunder Bay's Working Class in Canada's Wheat Boom Era.
She received the Ontario Historical Society's J.J. Talman Award and twice received the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Elizabeth Arthur Award. The Jean Morrison Canadian Fur Trade Library at Fort William Historical Park is named in her honour.
Death
Morrison died on 22 September 2014.
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First woman to receive Master of Arts degree in History from Lakehead University (1974), focusing on industrial working class history at the Lakehead. Research historian at Fort William Historical Park from 1975 to 1990. Published "Superior Rendezvous Place: Fort William in the Canadian Fur Trade," "Lake Superior to Rainy Lake," and "Labour Pains: Thunder Bay's Working Class in Canada's Wheat Boom Era." Won Ontario Historical Society's J.J. Talman Award and twice received Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Elizabeth Arthur Award. The Jean Morrison Canadian Fur Trade Library at Fort William Historical Park honors her contributions.