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Thérèse Casgrain

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Canadian politician (1896-1981)

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Marie Thérèse Casgrain was a 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.

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Thérèse Forget, 1914Thérèse Forget, 1914Political cartoon commenting on denial of vote to Quebec women, 1930Political cartoon commenting on denial of vote to Quebec women, 1930Thérèse Casgrain lectures at the Family Consumer Cooperative Saint-Hubert Street in Montreal. January 14, 1945Thérèse Casgrain lectures at the Family Consumer Cooperative Saint-Hubert Street in Montreal. January 14, 1945Casgrain in 1980Casgrain in 1980

Awards 4

1979Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case
1974Companion of the Order of Canada
1967Officer of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Connected to Thérèse 6

Michele LandsbergAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons CaseMary Two-Axe EarleyAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons CaseBonnie Sherr KleinAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons CaseFrançoise DavidAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons CaseUrsula FranklinAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons CaseEllen FaircloughAlso won Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case

About this person

Marie Thérèse Casgrain was a 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.

Country
Canada
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1981 · aged 85
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