February 1, 2007 - Fredericton
Wellness, Culture and Sport
The following is the last in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, places and collections of New Brunswick's past. This article was prepared by the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, a proud partner in Heritage Week 2007.
Emilie C. LeBlanc Carrier (1863-1935). Writing under the pseudonym of 'Marichette', between 1895 and 1898, Memramcook schoolteacher Emilie C. LeBlanc Carrier wrote 13 letters to the editor of L'Évangeline demanding the Right to Vote for Women. A transcript of her first letter, dated February 9, 1895 can be found within the Virtual Historian web site: http://www.gnb.ca/0007/HW-SP/2007/Virtual/index.html. (Image source: Pierre Gérin and Pierre M. Gérin, Marichette. Lettres acadiennes, 1895-1898 , Sherbrooke, Éditions Naaman, 1982)
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