Madeleine Parent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Madeleine Parent

Canadian activist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Mar-2012

Profession: trade unionist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Madeleine Parent (June 23, 1918 – March 12, 2012) was a Canadian labour, feminist and aboriginal rights activist. Her achievements included her work in establishing the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union and the Confederation of Canadian Unions.
She was a vocal proponent of abortion rights as well as aboriginal rights.
She was a prominent figure in the 1946 Montreal Cotton Strike. In 1955, she was arrested for seditious conspiracy by the government of Maurice Duplessis.
After a six-month incarceration, she was acquitted.