Hélène Brodeur (July 13, 1923 [1] – August 15, 2010) was a Franco-Ontarian educator, journalist and writer. [2]
The daughter of Joseph Brodeur and Marie-Ange Turcotte, [2] she was born in Saint-Léon-de-Val-Racine in Quebec's Eastern Townships [1] and grew up in Val Gagné near Timmins, Ontario. [3] She received her teaching certificate from the University of Ottawa and taught in a one-room school until 1946, when she returned to university to complete a BA. [4] Brodeur settled in Ottawa, where she taught high school, worked as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines and was an information officer for the federal Treasury Board. [2]
In 1947, she married Robert Nantais. [5]
She was known for the trilogies Les chroniques du Nouvel-Ontario and The Saga of Northern Ontario, as well as a number of historical novels. [2] Her work is studied in high schools, colleges and universities in Ontario. [3]
In 1982, she received the Prix Champlain from the Conseil de la vie française en Amérique for La Quête d'Alexandre. In 1984, she received the Prix du Nouvel-Ontario for Entre l'aube et le jour. [4]
Brodeur died at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa at the age of 87. [3]
References
- ^ a b "Brodeur, Hélène, 1923-". Archeion. Archives Association of Ontario.
- ^ a b c d "Hélène Brodeur". Sudbury Star. August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Décès de l'auteure Hélène Brodeur". Radio Canada. August 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Pelletier, Jean Yves (August 23, 2010). "Décès de la romancière Hélène Brodeur". L'Express.
- ^ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. p. 73. ISBN 1857431790.
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Hélène Brodeur (July 13, 1923 [1] – August 15, 2010) was a Franco-Ontarian educator, journalist and writer. [2]
The daughter of Joseph Brodeur and Marie-Ange Turcotte, [2] she was born in Saint-Léon-de-Val-Racine in Quebec's Eastern Townships [1] and grew up in Val Gagné near Timmins, Ontario. [3] She received her teaching certificate from the University of Ottawa and taught in a one-room school until 1946, when she returned to university to complete a BA. [4] Brodeur settled in Ottawa, where she taught high school, worked as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines and was an information officer for the federal Treasury Board. [2]
In 1947, she married Robert Nantais. [5]
She was known for the trilogies Les chroniques du Nouvel-Ontario and The Saga of Northern Ontario, as well as a number of historical novels. [2] Her work is studied in high schools, colleges and universities in Ontario. [3]
In 1982, she received the Prix Champlain from the Conseil de la vie française en Amérique for La Quête d'Alexandre. In 1984, she received the Prix du Nouvel-Ontario for Entre l'aube et le jour. [4]
Brodeur died at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa at the age of 87. [3]
References
- ^ a b "Brodeur, Hélène, 1923-". Archeion. Archives Association of Ontario.
- ^ a b c d "Hélène Brodeur". Sudbury Star. August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Décès de l'auteure Hélène Brodeur". Radio Canada. August 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Pelletier, Jean Yves (August 23, 2010). "Décès de la romancière Hélène Brodeur". L'Express.
- ^ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. p. 73. ISBN 1857431790.
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- Canadian novelists in French
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Canadian women non-fiction writers
- Canadian writer stubs