Marie-Amable Foretier
Marie-Amable Foretier (1778-1854) was a Canadian philanthropist. She was a major supporter of the , the first secular charity organization in Montreal, and was a leading figure in the new secular women's charitable movement in Canada.[1]
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- ^ Edyth B. Borthwick, "FORETIER, MARIE-AMABLE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed August 16, 2017, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/foretier_marie_amable_8E.html.
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- 1778 births
- 1854 deaths
- 19th-century Canadian women
- Canadian philanthropists
- French Quebecers
- People from Quebec stubs