# Lillian Foster

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{{short description|Canadian journalist}}
'''Lillian Foster''' was a Canadian journalist who worked as a reporter at the ''[Toronto Telegram](/source/Toronto_Telegram)'' for forty seven years. Although she held several roles at the paper, she is best known for the 15 years she spent as the fashion editor. 

Foster was born in [Owen Sound](/source/Owen_Sound).<ref name="GMObit" /> She began working for the ''Toronto Telegram'' in 1916 compiling lists of [World War I](/source/World_War_I) casualties.<ref name="Allen">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Helen |title=Tely's Lillian Foster Was Fashion Expert |work=Toronto Telegram |date=September 24, 1953}}</ref> She later recalled how seeing the clippings of birth and death announcements pasted in family bibles underscored the importance of getting names right, explaining that: "if what I write is going to be that important to any family it's got to be right."<ref name="Allen" /> She went on to cover various portfolios including suburban affairs and the Board of Education, and wrote biographies of Toronto business figures as part of a series called "A Peep Behind the Curtain of Time".<ref name="Allen" /><ref name="GMObit" /> Historian Majory Lang described Forster as a "zealous advocate on behalf of her readers" when it came to Foster's time as the author of "Shopper", a column dedicated to opinions about goods and where to find them in the city.<ref name="Lang" />{{rp|178}} 

Despite her many roles at the paper, Foster is best known for her work as fashion editor.<ref name="StarObit" /> Beginning in the 1940s, she reported on each of the New York fashion shows for 15 years, with the exception of one season during which time she was a member of the first Canadian tourist party to visit Russia.<ref name="GMObit" /> She was a promoter of Canadian made clothing, regularly serving as a commentator at fashion shows held during the [Canadian National Exhibition](/source/Canadian_National_Exhibition).<ref name="GMObit" />

Foster remained with the ''Telegram'' for forty seven years.<ref name="Lang">{{cite book |last1=Lang |first1=Marjory |title=Women who made the news : female journalists in Canada, 1880–1945 |date=1999 |publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press |isbn=9780773518384}}</ref>{{rp|133}} Her role at the paper was celebrated in 1951 by 750 friends who gathered to recognize her 35th year at the paper.<ref name="Allen" /><ref name="StarObit" /> In response to questions about her retirement she commented "I'll go out of here when they have to carry me out."<ref name="StarObit">{{cite news |title=Noted Fashion Writer Lillian Foster Dies |work=Toronto Star |date=September 24, 1963 |page=49}}</ref> In addition to her work at the ''Telegram'', Forster was a fan of horse racing and was a member of the [Canadian Women's Press Club](/source/Canadian_Women's_Press_Club), at one time serving as the Toronto Branch president.<ref name="GMObit" /> 

She died 24 September 1963 at Toronto's [St. Michael's Hospital](/source/St._Michael's_Hospital_(Toronto)) following a short illness attributed to a heart condition exacerbated by diabetes.<ref name="GMObit">{{cite news |title=Fashion Editor Was Writer for 47 Years |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 25, 1963 |page=35}}</ref>

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