465) Clara McCandless Thomas

Clara Thomas (née McCandless; 1919 - 2013). Canadian academic. A longtime professor of English at York University, she was one of the first academics to devote herself specifically to the study of Canadian literature.

- "She sat up very straight, her red hair in a perfect coif and listened intently." https://www.library.yorku.ca/…/memorial-tribute-to-clara-m…/

- "Early on a cute red-headed girl marched up to me and announced that she knew who I was..." https://books.google.it/books…

- "She emerged, with a shock of red hair, a mere two months after their wedding." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/…/author-a…/article15666600/