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Lucie Lamoureux-Bruneau

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Lucie Lamoureux-Bruneau (1877–1951) was a philanthropist and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

Background

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She was born in Montreal in 1877 and was married to Théodule Bruneau, a surgeon. She was instrumental in getting mental health institutions established. She was a co-founder of the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (Sainte-Justine University Health Center) in 1907.[2] In 1926, thanks to her effort, the Ecole des enfants infirmes, a school for poor and disabled children, opened in 1926.[3]

City Councillor

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She was chosen by home owners to serve on the City Council and was in office from 1940 to 1942.

Death

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She died in Montreal in 1951.

References

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  1. ^ Chartrand, Simonne Monet (1990). Pionnières québécoises et regroupements de femmes d'hier à aujourd'hui (in French). Éditions du remue-ménage. p. 86. ISBN 978-2-89091-094-2.
  2. ^ Baillargeon, Denyse (2019-03-15). To Be Equals in Our Own Country: Women and the Vote in Quebec. UBC Press. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-0-7748-3851-1.
  3. ^ Gleason, Mona; Myers, Tamara; Paris, Leslie; Strong-Boag, Veronica (2010-07-01). Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States. UBC Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7748-5901-1.