Simonne Monet-Chartrand
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1919 – 1993
Who was Simonne Monet-Chartrand?
Simonne Monet-Chartrand was a Canadian activist. Simonne was married to Michel Chartrand. She was heavily into women rights, and feminism. She was a social activist and a speaker. During the fifties, she played a role in marriage preparation services, parent's schools, parent-teacher associations, family unions and cooperatives.
She was a strong leader for women and men. She also had time to make a family of seven with her husband, Michel Chartrand. In 1949 she was an advocate for asbestos strikers with her husband, and later was the co-founder for the Simone de Beauvoir Institute dedicated to feminist studies. She also co-founded the Federation des femmes du Quebec, the pacifist movement Voix des femmes, and the Movement for Nuclear Disarmament.
In her professional career she was a radio and television writer and researcher for Radio Canada, was head of the public relations for the Syndicat des enseignants de Champlain, and was assistant director for the Human Rights League. She wrote two books; L'espoir et le défi de la paix and a four volume autobiography: Ma vie comme rivière.
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- Born
- Nov 4, 1919
Montreal - Spouses
- Michel Chartrand
(1942/02 - )
- Michel Chartrand
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 18, 1993
Richelieu, Quebec
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on July 23, 2013
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