Suzanne Lamy (September 30, 1929 – February 25, 1987) was a

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-born educator, essayist and critic in

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. She was born in

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and came to Quebec in 1954. She studied at the

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and taught French and Quebec literature at the

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from 1968 to 1986. Lamy also lectured at the Université de Montréal and the Université de Sherbrooke. She is best known for her two essays: ''D'elles'' (1979) and ''Quand je lis je m'invente'' (1984), which contributed to the development of feminist criticism in Quebec. Her writing appeared in various magazines such as '' Châtelaine'', ''Forces'', ''Cahiers du centre de recherche sur le surréalisme'' and ''Actuellement''. She was manager for the cultural magazine ''Spirale'' from 1984 to 1986. She died in

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at the age of 57.

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