Description:
Set in 19th century, Me: A Book of Rememberance narrates a working-class woman's journey from Canada to the West Indies, and then to the United States to cater to her dream career. Me: A Book of Rememberance written by Onoto Watanna is a semi-autobiographical novel that portrays the struggles of working-class women.
Brief description:
Winnifred Eaton, (1875-1954) better known by her penname, Onoto Watanna was a Canadian author and screenwriter of Chinese-British ancestry. First published at the age of fourteen, Watanna worked a variety of jobs, each utilizing her talent for writing. She worked for newspapers while she wrote her novels, becoming known for her romantic fiction and short stories. Later, Watanna became involved in the world of theater and film. She wrote screenplays in New York, and founded the Little Theatre Movement, which aimed to produced artistic content independent of commercial standards. After her death in 1954, the Reeve Theater in Alberta, Canada was built in her honor.