Joséphine Marchand-Dandurand (December 5, 1861 – March 2, 1925) was a journalist, writer and feminist activist in

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Early years and education

Joséphine-Hersélie-Henriette Marchand was born in Saint-Jean-d'Iberville. She was the daughter of

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, later Premier of Quebec, and Hersélie Turgeon. She was educated by the Sisters of the

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and developed a love for reading at a young age.

Career

She began to write short stories for publication in 1879. Her work appeared in ''Le Franco-Canadien'', '' La Patrie'' and '' L'Opinion publique''. In 1886, she married

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; the couple had one daughter Gabrielle. In 1888, her play ''Quand on s'aime, on se marie'', a comedy in one act, appeared at the Académie de Musique de Québec. It was published as ''Rancune'' in 1896. In 1889, she published a collection of stories ''Contes de Noël'' under the name Josette''. She then published two children's plays: ''Ce que pensent les fleurs'' (1895) and ''La carte postale'' (1896). She founded the monthly magazine ''Le Coin du feu'' in 1893, the first periodical in

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edited by a woman; the last issue was published in December 1896. In the last issue, she appealed for growth of women's publications. She continued to contribute to other publications in

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such as '' Le Monde illustré'', '' Journal de Françoise'' and '' La Revue moderne''. In 1901, she published a collection of her articles as ''Nos travers''. Marchand was a speaker at the first congress of the

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, held in 1894. She served as Quebec vice-president of the Council and as vice-president of its Montreal branch. In 1898, she founded Œuvre des Livres Gratuits, which provided reading material for under-privileged people. In 1902, she became one of the founders of women's section of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal. Marchand died in Montreal at the age of 63 after a lengthy illness and was buried in

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. There is a Dandurand-Marchand collection at

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. A sub-series is dedicated to Joséphine Marchand.

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