Norah Meade

Norah Meade Corcoran
Born 1888
Dublin, Ireland
Died 23 January 1954
Grangegorman, Ireland
Pen name Norah Meade Corcoran,
Norah Meade,
Norah Corcoran
Occupation Writer and journalist
Nationality Irish

Norah Meade Corcoran (1888-23 January 1954) was an Irish journalist and humanitarian.[1][2]

Career

Norah Meade was born in Dublin, Ireland to Patrick Meade, a journalist. In 1912, at age 24, she emigrated to the United States of America, on the RMS Lusitania.

She wrote reviews, fiction stories and investigative stories for newspapers and magazines both in Ireland and the USA.[3] She wrote under her maiden and married names, Norah Meade, Norah Corcoran and Norah Meade Corcoran.[4][5][6]

While living in Ireland she wrote for such publications as the Weekly Freeman. An example of her work is the critique of Peadar Ua Laoghaire in "The Contemporary Irish National Movement in Literature" in 1910.[7]

Once she moved to the USA she wrote for a wide number of papers and on a wide number of topics. Her New York World (magazine section) column was syndicated in other papers like the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette in Indiana. Meade also wrote freelance for such titles as The Boston Globe.

Meade was involved in the American Relief Administration. She was a witness to the Russian Famine in 1921 and worked with Herbert Hoover to provide relief.[2][8][9]

She returned to the United States again after a trip to Europe in 1923 sailing on the RMS Homeric. On this trip she was already married.[10]

While based in the USA Meade also worked with Harry Gilchriese on publicity for the Girl Scouts of America from 1929-1937.[2][11] She wrote articles for the Girl Scouts which appeared across the country.[12][13]

Meade returned to Ireland in 1952 and was living in Dublin until her death in 1954.[2]

Reviews and articles

References

  1. ↑ "Literary Landmarks of 1954 on JSTOR". Jstor.org. JSTOR 40094124.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary". New York Times. 1954. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton Daily News Journal, August 9, 1938, Page 11". Newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, March 21, 1915, Page 23". Newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Boston Globe, May 21, 1916, Page 137". Newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, January 28, 1917, Page 2". Newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Philip O'Leary (20 July 2005). The Prose Literature of the Gaelic Revival, 1881-1921: Ideology and Innovation. Penn State Press. pp. 105–. ISBN 0-271-04440-3.
  8. ↑ "Register of the American Relief Administration Russian Operational Records, 1919-1925". Online Archive. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Norah Meade (January 4, 1921). "Only America Can Rescue These Tiny Refugees". Asbury Park Press (New Jersey). p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island". Libertyellisfoundation.org. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Publicity Committee organised with Howard Acton as Chairman" (PDF). National Thrift News. 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Ny historic newspapers (PDF). 1 August 1934 http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031165/1934-08-01/ed-1/seq-12.pdf. Retrieved October 12, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania · Page 11". Indiana Gazette. 6 March 1933. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ Barbara Levine (1996). Works about John Dewey, 1886-1995. SIU Press. pp. 448–. ISBN 978-0-8093-2058-5.
  15. ↑ Robert Deming (1 June 2002). James Joyce. Volume 2: 1928-41. Routledge. pp. 780–. ISBN 978-1-134-72391-1.
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