Yvette Boucher Rousseau
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Yvette Boucher Rousseau was a Quebec trade unionist, feminist and member of the Canadian Senate
.
She was born in Saint-Éleuthère, Quebec and worked as a farmer and teacher.
Rousseau interrupted her teaching career to raise her children. She returned to the workforce in 1952 as a production supervisor in a textile factory and became active in her union becoming a director on the executive committee of Sherbrooke, Quebec
's labour council
and then vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Textile Workers and vice-president of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux
(CSN), one of Quebec's principal trade union federations.
She served as a CSN delegate on the Economic Council of Canada
, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
and the Third World Conference on Work held in Brussels
.
From 1970 to 1973 she was president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec
and from 1973 to 1976 was vice-president of the Consultative Council of the Status of Women and then served as president.
In 1979, she was appointed to the Canadian Senate
by Pierre Elliot Trudeau and sat in the body until her death in 1988.
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
.
She was born in Saint-Éleuthère, Quebec and worked as a farmer and teacher.
Rousseau interrupted her teaching career to raise her children. She returned to the workforce in 1952 as a production supervisor in a textile factory and became active in her union becoming a director on the executive committee of Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
's labour council
Labour council
A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level...
and then vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Textile Workers and vice-president of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux
Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux , is the second largest trade union federation in Quebec by membership.- History :...
(CSN), one of Quebec's principal trade union federations.
She served as a CSN delegate on the Economic Council of Canada
Economic Council of Canada
The Economic Council of Canada is a former Crown corporation that was owned by the Government of Canada and was established in 1963 under the Economic Council of Canada Act....
, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
Royal Commission on the Status of Women
The Royal Commission on the Status of Women was a Canadian Royal Commission that examined the status of women and recommended steps that might be taken by the federal government to ensure equal opportunities with men and women in all aspects of Canadian society. The Commission commenced on 16...
and the Third World Conference on Work held in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
From 1970 to 1973 she was president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec
Fédération des femmes du Québec
The Fédération des femmes du Québec is a feminist organization binding individuals and groups in a common goal to "promote and defend the interests and the rights of women and to fight against all forms of violence, discrimination, marginalization and exclusion towards women" in Quebec, Canada.-...
and from 1973 to 1976 was vice-president of the Consultative Council of the Status of Women and then served as president.
In 1979, she was appointed to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
by Pierre Elliot Trudeau and sat in the body until her death in 1988.