| A Woman of Valour: The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard LaBelle Contributor(s): Trépanier, Claire (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897425848 ISBN-13: 9781897425848 Publisher: Athabasca University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 255 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle tells of a young Canadian woman from a humble background at the turn of the twentieth century. She discovers love with the priest of her village, a man thirty-three years her elder. After three children and fifteen years of a happy life together, her spouse returns to the priesthood, just before the Great Depression. Tr panier narrates this brave woman's struggle to raise their children alone as a "widow," and raises questions about the mandatory celibacy of Catholic priests and the status of women in the Catholic Church. |