Aurore Gagnon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French child abuse victim
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Place of Birth: Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
About Aurore Gagnon
- Marie-Aurore-Lucienne Gagnon, simply known as Aurore Gagnon (31 May 1909 – 12 February 1920), was a Canadian girl who was a victim of child abuse.
- She died of exhaustion and blood poisoning from some 52 wounds inflicted by her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, and her father, Télesphore Gagnon.
- The story of l'enfant martyre (English translation: The Child Martyr) received great attention in the media and Gagnon became an icon of Quebec sociological and popular culture.
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