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Anaïs Allard-Rousseau

Anaïs Allard-Rousseau

Canadian educator and social activist

Anaïs Allard-Rousseau (née, Allard; October 31, 1904 – February 15, 1971) was a Canadian educator and social activist living in Quebec.[1]

Biography

Anaïs Allard was born in Sainte-Monique de Nicolet. She was the sister of Jean Victor Allard. She studied music, education, philosophy and botany. In 1926, she married Arthur Rousseau, mayor of Trois-Rivières, and settled in Trois-Rivières. In 1942, she founded Les Rendez-vous artistiques, a concert society, and established the Club André-Mathieu, a series of concerts for young people. In 1949, she helped found the Jeunesses musicales du Canada [fr] (JMC); she served as its president from 1954 to 1956 and was delegate for the JMC to various international conventions. From 1952 to 1955, she was vice-president of the international federation of the Jeunesses Musicales. She taught courses in music and fine arts at the École normale du Christ-Roi, the Centre d'études universitaires and the École normale Maurice-Duplessis in Trois-Rivières. She also helped found the Conservatoire de Trois Rivières.[2][3][1]

Death and legacy

Allard-Rousseau died in Fort-de-France, Martinique at the age of 66.[1]

The concert hall of the Centre culturel for Trois-Rivières was named in her honour.[2]

Awards and honours

In 1969, she was named an officer in the Order of Canada.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Fonds Anaïs Allard-Rousseau" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  2. [2]
    "Youth and Music Canada/Jeunesses musicales of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. [3]
    "Music in Trois-Rivières". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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