Media advisory: New stamps honour legacy and lasting influence of three Quebec feminists

MONTRÉAL, Aug. 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post invites you to attend the unveiling of new stamps honouring three Quebec feminists who played a major role in the fight for equality and social justice:

• Léa Roback (1903-2000) believed in unionization as a vehicle to stop the exploitation of female workers and embraced the peace movement.
• Madeleine Parent (1918-2012) was a trade unionist who also advocated for Indigenous women and their struggle to amend the Indian Act.
• Simonne Monet-Chartrand (1919-1993) was a human rights advocate and pacifist who took on many women's causes and organized anti-nuclear initiatives.

The stamps will be unveiled on Monday, August 28, and officially issued the same day.

WHO:	Special guests: For Léa Roback: Donna Mergler, grand-niece and neurophysiologist; Ariela Freedman, Louise Goldstein and Judith Roback, family members; and Lorraine Pagé, President, Léa Roback Foundation. For Madeleine Parent: Monique Simard, friend and Cultural Manager; and Rejeanne Priestly, friend. For Simonne Monet-Chartrand: Her children, Alain, Hélène, Suzanne, Madeleine, Dominique and Philippe Chartrand.
WHERE:	Archives nationales à Montréal Salle Gilles-Hocquart 535 Avenue Viger Est, Montréal
WHEN:	Monday, August 28, at 5 pm ET

SOURCE Canada Post

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