age 85 from pulmonary fibrosis. Legacy Doris Anderson has been posthumously recognized for her contributions to Canadian society. In 2016, her accomplishments were recognized on a plaque by Heritage Toronto. In 2017, she was included in the She Who Dares project by the Calgary YWCA, which recognized women who impacted Calgary as part of Canada's sesquicentennial. Anderson's autobiography, Rebel Daughter, was transformed into a play by students at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College in 2014, which became the subject of a radio documentary entitled Daughters and Sons Her impact on Canadian feminism was documented in a 2007 edition of Canadian Woman Studies, entitled Celebrating Doris Anderson. In 1981 a grass-roots, feminist group opened an emergency shelter for women and children fleeing violence and named it Anderson House, after Doris Anderson. The shelter is still in operation today. Honours Doris Anderson was widely recognized, and received many awards during her life: National honours: Canadian Centennial Medal (1967); Officer of the Order of Canada (1974); Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case (1991); Companion of the Order of Canada (2002) Honorary degrees: University of Alberta (1973); Conestoga College (1981); University of Dalhousie (1984); Ryerson Polytechnic University (1987); Concordia University (1990); University of Waterloo and Mount Saint Vincent University (1992); York University and Simon Fraser University (1997) Journalism awards: News Hall of Fame (1981); Mediawatch award (1990) Regional recognition: City of Toronto award (1981); Toronto YWCA Woman of Distinction award; University of Alberta Hall of Fame (1993); Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Alberta (1994); Member of the Order of Ontario (1995); Distinguished Alumni Award, Mount Royal College (1996) Selected works Rebel Daughter: An Autobiography (1996, ) The Unfinished Revolution: Status of Women in Twelve Countries (1991, ) Affairs of State (1988, 0-3852-5154-8) Rough Layout (1981, ) Two Women (1978, ) Archives There is a Doris H. Anderson fonds at Library and Archives Canada. The archival reference number is R12700. The material covers the date ranges 1935 to 2007. It consists of 3.88 meters of textual records and 102 photographs : 70 b&w negatives; 21 b&w prints; 5 contact sheets; 6 col. prints. Notes References External links 1921 births 2007 deaths Canadian columnists 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian abortion-rights activists Canadian magazine editors Canadian people of British descent Canadian university and college chancellors Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Companions of the Order of Canada