Gaëtane De Montreuil
Gaëtane de Montreuil was the pen name of Géorgina Bélanger (January 22, 1867 – June 24, 1951), a writer in Quebec. She has been described as one of the leading early Canadian women journalists. The daughter of Ambroise Belanger and Berenice-Louise-Veronique Sedilot, she was born in Quebec City. She graduated from the École normale in 1885. She worked as a journalist for various publications including ''Le Coin du feu'', ''Le Monde illustré'' and '' La Presse''. In 1913, she started her own magazine ''Pour vous Mesdames'', targeted at a female audience. She also published short stories and novels and, in 1917, a collection of poetry ''Les rêves morts''. Her 1912 novel ''Fleur des ondes'' was very successful and she adapted it for the stage the following year. In 1913, with Éva Circé-Côté, she founded the first lay institution of higher learning for young women in Quebec. De Montreuil is considered to be an early feminist. She founded a society which promoted settl ...
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