Famed New Yorker writer Edith Iglauer's reporting spanned wars, revolutions, reflections on Canada and a famous dinner party with Pierre Trudeau and Barbra Streisand.
The archives of Dr. Edith Iglauer acclaimed journalist, author and activist are now available at UVic for learning and research, providing a scholarly resource for researchers studying literature, politics, history and the writing process. Recipient of a UVic honorary degree in 2006 for her role as a trailblazer for women in the field of journalism, Iglauer's writing showed an instinctive grasp of the significance of extraordinary events, attention to detail and love of the written word.
Iglauer passed away last month in the Sunshine Coast community of Garden Bay, BC. Though her writing is most well-associated with the New Yorker magazine, she moved from New York City to BC in the 1970s and stayed. And while Iglauer never considered herself a feminist, she made history by becoming a formidable female writer covering most of the last century.
