A Woman of Valour: The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle
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 y...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2010
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| Series: | Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (257 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781897425848 9781897425855 |
| Access: | Open Access |