Author Katherine Dewar to give lectures about PEI women war veterans
Award-winning author Katherine Dewar will give two talks in September about Prince Edward Island women who served in the Second World War.
On Sunday, September 4, as part of the Sir Andrew Macphail lunch and lecture series, Dewar will speak about her latest book, We’ll Meet Again: Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War. She will tell the story of nursing sister Kathleen MacLeod from Kinross who served on the battlefields of France, Holland, and Belgium. For her exemplary effort, she was awarded the Royal Red Cross by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. Lunch begins at 12:30 pm. Admission is $30 per person or $25 for members. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made at 902-651-2789.
On Sunday, September 18, Dewar will speak at the Farmer’s Bank in South Rustico at 2:30 pm. She will focus on the women veterans from Rustico and share the hair-raising heroic exploits of Mary MacNutt, the most highly decorated nursing sister from PEI. Following the talk, participants can enjoy lunch and browse the exhibit about MacNutt. All are welcome to attend this free event.
Dewar is the author of three award-winning books, We’ll Meet Again, Those Splendid Girls, and Called to Serve, which chronicle the lives of military women from PEI. All three books were published by Island Studies Press at UPEI. Dewar has been honoured by the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, the PEI Community Museums Association, the City of Summerside, and the Canadian Nurses Association for her contributions in recording PEI women’s history.
For more information, please contact Bren Simmers at 902-566-0386 or ispstaff@upei.ca.
