Denyse Baillargeon: 3 books

Chapter 1 Denyse Baillargeon  The first chapter covers the French Regime and the beginnings of the British Regime, a period during which the arrival of the French settlers in the Saint-Lawrence valley transforms the way of life and organization of the aboriginal societies and particularly the men/women relationship.

Described by some as a “necropolis for babies,” the province of Quebec in the early twentieth century recorded infant mortality rates, particularly among French-speaking Catholics, that were among the highest in the Western world. This “bleeding of the nation” gave birth to a vast movement...

“When the history of suffrage is written, the role played by our politicians will cut a sad figure beside that of the women they insulted.” Speaking in 1935, feminist Idola Saint-Jean captured the bitter nature of Quebec women’s fight for enfranchisement, as religious authorities weighed what...