| In this excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse Casgrain (1896-1981) writes about the anti-nuclear peace group La voix des femmes [The Voice of Women]. Among many other causes, Casgrain waged a tireless campaign for female suffrage in Quebec elections, finally achieved in 1940. From 1951 to 1957 she led the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), later to become the New Democratic Party, the first female party leader in Canada. Casgrain was a politician, radio journalist and activist in the cause of human rights, prison reform, equality and child welfare. In her own words: "If society is to be improved, a greater number of competent women must make their presence felt in all spheres of life, politics included." She certainly took her own advice. Traduction de l'anglais MG 32 C 25 vol. 10 |