Education
In 1944, Laurence attended Winnipeg's United College (now the University of Winnipeg) on scholarship, pursuing an honours English degree. She wrote for the student newspaper and became involved with the "Old Left" socialist reform group. She graduated in 1947. Soon afterwards, she was hired as a reporter for The Winnipeg Citizen, which was "published...between 1948 and 1949 in response to the typographical union's strike against the other Winnipeg newspapers." There she wrote book reviews, covered labour issues, and hosted a daily radio column.
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