Member of the Canadian Parliament for North Battleford
In office 26 March 1940 – 10 June 1945
Preceded by
Cameron Ross McIntosh
Succeeded by
Frederick Townley-Smith
Personal details
Born
Doris Webber
30 July 1902 London, England
Died
December 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 78) Beijing, China
Political party
Communist Party of Canada Labor-Progressive (1943–1959) United Progressive (1940–1943) Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (1934-1943)
Spouse
Peter Nielsen (sep. 1940, died 1956)
Children
4 (1 died in infancy)[1]
Occupation
Teacher
Dorise Winifred Nielsen (30 July 1902 – 9 December 1980) was a Canadian communist politician, feminist and teacher.
^Scully, Eileen. "Scully on Johnston, 'A Great Restlessness: The Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen'". H-Net. History Department, Michigan State University. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Dorise Winifred Nielsen (30 July 1902 – 9 December 1980) was a Canadian communist politician, feminist and teacher. Born in London, England, Doris Webber...
wives of many of the interned men for family visits and their release. DoriseNielsen was elected to Parliament of Canada in the 1940 election, the only woman...
Order. In response to a question in the Canadian House of Commons by MP DoriseNielsen, Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent told parliament on June 30, 1943...
founding president. Former Labor-Progressive Party Member of Parliament DoriseNielsen was also involved in founding the organization. The CCW was largely...
Macphail was defeated and Black did not stand as a candidate, but DoriseNielsen was elected, and Cora Taylor Casselman was elected in a 1941 Edmonton...
Nora Mellon, wife of banker Andrew W. Mellon Dorintosh, Saskatchewan — DoriseNielsen and Cameron Ross McIntosh, successive Members of Parliament for North...
seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 federal election. DoriseNielsen was elected in the North Battleford riding as a Unity member; she was...
Children's literature portal CBC Arts (2007-04-29). "Biography of DoriseNielsen wins 4 Manitoba book awards". CBC. Retrieved 2022-02-11. Eva, Zhu (2021-05-21)...
Independent Liberal Alan Webster Neill Comox—Alberni Independent DoriseNielsen North Battleford Unity Joseph Sasseville Roy Gaspé Independent Conservative...
portmanteau of the names of two members of parliament for North Battleford: DoriseNielsen (1940–45) and Cameron Ross McIntosh (1925-40). The Meadow Lake Provincial...
Commons of Canada as a Liberal MP until he was defeated in 1940 by DoriseNielsen. During his fifteen-year tenure in government, McIntosh served as chairman...
Society was established in 1949 with Dyson Carter as president and DoriseNielsen as executive secretary. Carter edited News-Facts About the USSR from...
Legislative Assembly – Sarah Ramsland – 1919 Federal Member of Parliament – DoriseNielsen – 1940 Leader of a political party – Lynda Haverstock – 1989 Federal...
Biographical Directory of the Parliament of Canada. Parliament of Canada. "DoriseNielsen". Biographical Directory of the Parliament of Canada. Parliament of...
lifetime, a charge that he rejected. In a parliamentary debate, fellow MP DoriseNielsen accused him of publishing "vicious anti-Semitism" during his time as...
2006 Faith Johnston A Great Restlessness: The Life and Politics of DoriseNielsen 2008 Wayne Tefs Be Wolf: A True Account of the Survival of Reinhold...
Liberal 1936 Moose Jaw J. Gordon Ross Liberal 1925, 1935 North Battleford DoriseNielsen Unity 1940 Prince Albert William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal 1908, 1919...
publications. As well as being president of the CSFSS from 1949 to 1960, with DoriseNielsen as executive secretary, and engaging in national lecture tours to promote...
2004 Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry, 2007 "Biography of DoriseNielsen wins 4 Manitoba book awards". CBC News. April 28, 2007. Retrieved 17...
Faith Johnston (2006). A Great Restlessness: The Life and Politics of DoriseNielsen. Univ. of Manitoba Press. pp. 52, 96, 129. ISBN 978-0-88755-306-6. Communist...
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