Hélène Brodeur

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

  1. ^ a b "Brodeur, Hélène, 1923-". Archeion. Archives Association of Ontario.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hélène Brodeur". Sudbury Star. August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Décès de l'auteure Hélène Brodeur". Radio Canada. August 18, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Pelletier, Jean Yves (August 23, 2010). "Décès de la romancière Hélène Brodeur". L'Express.
  5. ^ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. p. 73. ISBN 1857431790.


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