Ghislaine Roquet, CC (1926 – May 31, 2016) was a philosophy professor and a

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with the Sœurs de Sainte-Croix community in Quebec. She was appointed a Companion of the

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in 1970 for her educational work. She is a signatory to the Parent Report which has influenced education in Quebec since its release in 1963. She died on May 31, 2016, in Montreal, Quebec.

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Harry Palmer Gallery: Ghislaine Roquet
(1984 photo)

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