Simonne Monet-Chartrand
Simonne Monet-Chartrand | |
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| Born | November 4, 1919 |
| Died | January 18, 1993 (aged 73) Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Political party | Bloc populaire Rhinoceros Party |
| Spouse | Michel Chartrand |
| Children | Alain Chartrand |
| Relatives | Dominique Monet (grandfather) |
Simonne Monet-Chartrand (November 4, 1919 – January 18, 1993) was a Canadian labor activist, feminist writer, and pacifist.
She was an advocate for syndicalist causes and a proponent of women in the labor movement. A co-founder of Concordia University's Simone de Beauvoir Institute, dedicated to feminist studies, Monet-Chartrand also co-founded the Federation des femmes du Quebec, the pacifist movement Voix des Femmes, and the Movement for Nuclear Disarmament.