Therese Casgrain

Thérèse Forget Casgrain (Known as "Mother of Quebec Suffrage")

Leader of the Quebec Suffrage Movement, First Female Party Leader, Senator

Born Jul 10, 1896

Montreal, Canada

Passed Away Nov 03, 1981 Montreal, Canada

Lifespan 85 years old

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"A woman who does not fight for her rights is an accomplice to her own enslavement."

Archival Overview

Indomitable leader of the Provincial Franchise Committee who led a twenty-year campaign that won Quebec women the provincial vote in 1940, and became the first female leader of a Canadian political party.

Biographical Record

Born to wealthy railway magnate Sir Rodolphe Forget, Casgrain defied conservative clergy and Premier Maurice Duplessis to campaign for women's civic rights. For fourteen consecutive years, she traveled to Quebec City to introduce female suffrage bills, finally achieving victory in April 1940.

In 1951, Casgrain was elected leader of the CCF in Quebec (the first woman to lead a political party in Canada). She founded the Voice of Women peace movement in 1961, championed the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, and was appointed to the Senate in 1970.

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Final Resting Place

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Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Montreal, Canada

                         GPS: 45.4986, -73.6053                    

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