Casgrain, Thérèse F

LC control no.	n 50034101
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Casgrain, Thérèse F. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1896-07-10
Death date	1981-11-03
Place of birth	Montréal (Québec)
Place of death	Montréal (Québec)
Affiliation	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation New Democratic Party Order of the British Empire Order of Canada
Profession or occupation	Civil rights workers Politicians Legislators
Found in	Une femme chez les hommes, 1971: t.p. (Thérèse F. Casgrain) A woman in a man's world, [1972]: t.p. (Thérèse F. Casgrain) Thérèse Casgrain, 1993: t.p. (Thérèse Casgrain) p. 4 of cover (1896-1981) Globe and mail, 6 November 1981 (Therese Casgrain; died this week at her Montreal home at the age of 85; politician, author, civil libertarian; made companion of the Order of Canada and received the Order of the British Empire; tireless crusader for human rights; served three terms between 1948 and 1961 as Quebec leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and, in 1970, was the first member of the New Democratic Party to be named to the Senate) Canadian encyclopedia online, viewed 26 October 2016: Thérèse Casgrain (Thérèse Casgrain, née Forget, CC, OBE; reformer, activist, feminist, politician; bborn 10 July 1896 in Montréal, QC; died 2 November 1981 in Montréal; best remembered for leading the campaign for women's suffrage in Québec and was the first woman elected leader of a political party in Canada; daughter of Sir Rodolphe Forget, a lawyer, financier and Conservative politician who was said to be one of the richest men in Montréal; married in 1916 Pierre-François Casgrain, a lawyer and Liberal politician; in the 1930s, hosted Fémina, a popular Radio-Canada program; between 1942 and 1963, ran unsuccessfully for office seven times; in 1946, left the Liberals to join the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, serving from 1951 to 1957 as leader of the Québec wing of the party; appointed in 1970 to the Senate as an Independent, serving for nine months before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75; made an Officer of Order of the British Empire, an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967, a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1974, honored with a postage stamp in 1985) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, viewed 26 October 2016 (Thérèse F. Casgrain, C.C.; Montréal, Quebec; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on July 6, 1967, invested on November 24, 1967 (Pioneer of women's rights); Companion of the Order of Canada, awarded on December 18, 1974, invested on April 16, 1975 (Pioneer in women's rights. For her outstanding contribution in this field, as well as to the common good. This is a promotion within the Order.); deceased on November 3, 1981) Amicus database, 26 October 2016 (authorized access point: Casgrain, Thérèse F., 1896-1981; variant access point: Casgrain, Marie Thérèse Forget)
Equivalent(s)	Casgrain, Thérèse F., 1896-1981
National bib agency no.	0106K1012E
Quality code	nlc