Claire Trepanier

Woman of Valour (eBook, ePUB)

The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard's husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family as a result. Through interviews and documentation, Claire Trépanier tells Bouchard's story of survival while highlighting the history of women's stature in Canada, and raising a question about the celibacy of Catholic priests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Athabasca University Press
• Seitenzahl: 257
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781897425855
• Artikelnr.: 37980937

Autorenporträt

Claire Trépanier lives in Ottawa. Her interest in travel, teaching, and international development led her to participate in the conception and co-creation of the TV series Gens d'ici, Gens d'ailleurs, which aired on TCV Outaouais from September to December 1999. A Woman of Valour is a testimony to her admiration of women's resilience, courage, and dynamic spirit.