A Woman of Valour : The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle
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| Title: | A Woman of Valour : The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle |
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| Description: | A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard's husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family as a result. Through interviews and documentation, Claire Trépanier tells Bouchard's story of survival while highlighting the history of women's stature in Canada, and raising a question about the celibacy of Catholic priests. |
| Authors: | Claire Trépanier |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Catholic Church--Biography.--Clergy--Ontario, Catholic Church--Clergy--Family relationships |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard's husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family as a result. Through interviews and documentation, Claire Trépanier tells Bouchard's story of survival while highlighting the history of women's stature in Canada, and raising a question about the celibacy of Catholic priests. |
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| ISBN: | 9781897425848 9781897425855 |
