Thérèse Casgrain
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Marie Thérèse Casgrain,[1] CC, OBE, née Forget (10 July 1896 – 3 November 1981) was a French Canadian feminist, reformer, politician and senator. She was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the province of Quebec, as well as the first woman to lead a political party in Canada. In her later life she opposed nuclear weapons and was a consumer activist. A strong federalist, one of her last political actions, at age 83, was to intervene on the "No" side in the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum.
Quick Facts Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec, Appointed by ...
Thérèse Forget Casgrain | |
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Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec | |
In office October 7, 1970 – July 10, 1971 | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Gustave Monette |
Succeeded by | Renaude Lapointe |
Leader of the Parti social démocratique du Québec | |
In office 1951–1957 | |
Preceded by | Romuald-Joseph Lamoureux |
Succeeded by | Michel Chartrand |
Personal details | |
Born | (1896-07-10)July 10, 1896 Saint-Irénée, Quebec, Canada |
Died | November 3, 1981(1981-11-03) (aged 85) Montreal |
Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1945-1961) Parti social démocratique du Québec, New Democratic Party (1961-1970) Independent |
Spouse | Pierre-François Casgrain (1916–1950; his death) |
Relations | Sir Rodolphe Forget, father |
Children | Two daughters, two sons |
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