Born in British Columbia of Scandinavian parents, Irene Howard has her M.A. in English from University of British Columbia and was an English instructor there and at Capilano College. She has broadcast talks for the CBC and written articles and essays for Canadian magazines and journals. Her special interests are biography and labour and immigrant history. She is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Struggle for Social Justice in British Columbia: Helena Gutteridge, the Unknown Reformer. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1992.
Bowen Island, 1872-1972. Bowen Island, BC: Bowen Island Historians, 1973.
Vancouver's Svenskar: a History of the Swedish Community in Vancouver. Vancouver: Vancouver Historical Society, 1970.
AWARDS:
Shortlisted, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, BC Books Prizes, 1993.
Shortlisted, City of Vancouver Book Award, 1993.
University of British Columbia Medal for Canadian Biography for The Struggle for Social Justice: Helena Gutteridge, the Unknown Reformer, 1992.
