Annette Saint-Pierre

Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher.[1]

She was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec and was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Ottawa. Between 1950 and 1970, Saint-Pierre taught elementary and high school in Manitoba. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in western Canada.[1]

In 1978, Saint-Pierre was a founding member of the Centre d'études Franco-canadiennes de l'Ouest. In 1984, she was a director for the Regroupement des centres d'études au Canada. She was also a founding member of the first two Franco-Manitoban publishing houses, Éditions du Blé and Éditions des Plaines.[1]

Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy, now a museum.[2]

In 2004, she was named to the Order of Canada.[3]

Selected works
  • Le rideau se lève au Manitoba (1980)
  • La fille bègue, novel (1982)
  • Sans bon sang, novel (1987)
  • À la dérive, novel (2002)
  • Au pays de Gabrielle Roy (2005)

References
  1. "Annette Saint-Pierre". Celebrating Women's Achievements. Library and Archives Canada.
  2. "Gabrielle Roy House". Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America.
  3. "Annette Saint-Pierre, C.M., Ph.D." Governor General of Canada.


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