Cécile Rouleau
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec | April 5, 1905
Died | January 3, 1999 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 93)
Occupation | trade unionist |
Cécile Rouleau (April 5, 1905 – January 3, 1999) was a sociologist and trade unionist in Quebec, Canada. She was the first woman to hold a management position in the government of Quebec.[1][2]
Biography[]
She was born in Quebec City and received a diploma in social sciences from Laval University in 1943.[1]
Rouleau was co-founder of the Syndicat des instituteurs et institutrices du Québec, the Fédération des instituteurs et institutrices du Québec and the [2]
, serving as secretary-general for the last organization for 25 years. She founded the journal La Montée and served as its director.In 1950, Rouleau was named a Chevalier in the Société du parler français au Canada and, in 1967, an officer in the . In 1979, she was named an officer in the Compagnie des Cent-Associés francophones.[3] She was named an officer in the National Order of Quebec in 1987.[1]
Rouleau published more that 470 articles and other publications.[3]
She died in Quebec City in 1999.[2]
The Bibliothèque Cécile-Rouleau was named in her honour.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Cécile Rouleau (1905 – 1999)". Ordre national du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Madame Cécile Rouleau" (in French). Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bibliothèque Cécile-Rouleau" (PDF) (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- 1905 births
- 1999 deaths
- Trade unionists from Quebec
- Officers of the National Order of Quebec
- Canadian sociologists
- Canadian women sociologists
- Quebec civil servants
- Université Laval alumni
- Canadian women trade unionists
- People from Quebec City