Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins (September 17, 1858 - June 14, 1932) and her husband Alphonse Desjardins were co-founders of the ''Caisses populaires Desjardins'' (today

Desjardins Group The Desjardins Group (french: Mouvement Desjardins) is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions (french: caisses populaires) in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Des ...

), a forerunner of North American

credit union A credit union, a type of financial institution similar to a commercial bank, is a member-owned nonprofit financial cooperative. Credit unions generally provide services to members similar to retail banks, including deposit accounts, provisi ...

s. She was appointed honorary member of the Union régionale des caisses populaires Desjardins de Québec in 1923.Biographical profile of Dorimène Desjardins, co-founder of the caisses populaires.
''Caisses Desjardins du Québec and Caisses populaires de l'Ontario.''

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1858 births 1932 deaths Businesspeople from Quebec Canadian cooperative organizers French Quebecers People from Lévis, Quebec Canadian women in business Canadian company founders Canadian women company founders Canadian bankers Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) {{Canada-business-bio-stub, Desjardins, Dorimene