Mary Quayle Innis

Mary Emma (née Quayle) Innis, author, editor, economic historian (born 13 April 1899 in St. Mary's, Ohio; died 10 January 1972 in Toronto, ON). Mary Quayle Innis was the wife of the well-known Canadian economist Harold Innis. She is credited with supporting his academic career and editing his works. Mary Quayle Innis also wrote and published extensively during her life.

Education and Career

Mary Quayle Innis attended the University of Chicago (PhB, 1919) before establishing careers in Canada as an economic historian and literary writer (see Economics). She was dean of women at University College, University of Toronto from 1955 to 1964.

Publications

Some of Mary Quayle Innis’ wide-ranging publications include An Economic History of Canada (1935), an authoritative but summary work; Stand on the Rainbow (1943), a novel recounting a year in the life of a mother of a young family; Unfold the Years (1949), the history of the Young Women’s Christian Association in Canada; Essays in Canadian Economic History (1956), an edition of her husband's work; as well as poems, short stories and articles in many Canadian and American magazines. Other works include The Clear Spirit (1966) and (ed) Nursing Education in a Changing Society (1970).

Personal Life

Mary Quayle Innis and Harold Innis married in 1921. They had four children, Donald, Mary, Hugh and Anne. Their daughter Anne Innis Dagg became a pioneering zoologist (see Zoology).