Jean howarth author biography

"Jean Howarth, more than any other woman, stirred political thought in Canada." -- Richard J. Doyle (her boss)

Born in Kelwood, Manitoba in , Jean Howarth was one of four children of a Presbyterian minister. Raised in the prairies, Howarth chiefly wrote for The Vancouver Province in the s. She is remembered for a column about the declining state of 'Good Samaritanism', reportage on the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge and a chilling description of the last hanging at Oakalla prison farm of a young gay man in In , the 'sob-sister' reporter moved to Toronto to become a staff reporter for the Globe & Mail. She soon rose to the position of assistant editor and became notoriously loyal to editor-in-chief Richard Doyle, serving as his unofficial chauffeur and writing in accordance with his political views. In she began her year stint as a member of the editorial board, contributing influential but mostly anonymous opinion pieces throughout the

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