Alice Dougan Donovan
Alice Dougan Donovan was an American actress, clubwoman, and writer. She taught writing in Minnesota, and wrote poems and plays.
Early life
Alice Dougan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Hedley Vicars Dougan and Mollie Knox Dougan. Her father was from Canada. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1902. She wrote the song "Sisters Let Us Sing Again" for her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.Career
Donovan taught school as a young woman. She appeared in three silent films: The Greater Call, Taming a Tyrant, and A Leap Year Elopement. She taught creative writing classes, and wrote short stories, poems, and plays, many of them for school or community use, including Meeting to Music and Rummage to Rhythm. She was active in the Minneapolis College Women's Club and in the Minnesota branch of the National League of American Pen Women.Publications
Meeting to Music Rummage to Rhythm Music at the Crossroads Miss Westfield High Music on the Menu Ring in the New- ''A Sitter for Sonny''