Cécile Rouleau

Cécile Rouleau
Born(1905-04-05)April 5, 1905
Quebec City, Quebec
DiedJanuary 3, 1999(1999-01-03) (aged 93)
Quebec City, Quebec
Occupationtrade 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 Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française [fr], serving as secretary-general for the last organization for 25 years. She founded the journal La Montée and served as its director.[2]

In 1950, Rouleau was named a Chevalier in the Société du parler français au Canada and, in 1967, an officer in the Ordre du Conseil de la vie française en Amérique [fr]. 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 than 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

  1. ^ a b c "Cécile Rouleau (1905 – 1999)". Ordre national du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Madame Cécile Rouleau" (in French). Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ 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.