Madeleine Parent Tisserande de solidarité

A biography of Madeleine Parent that traces her life as an activist, including her union organizing in the textile industry in the 1940s and her legendary confrontation with Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis.

An outstanding historical figure in Quebec and Canada, Madeleine Parent was a woman of extraordinary conviction and determination, as well as a shrewd strategist who mobilized women workers at the bottom of the ladder over several decades. Acclaimed by some, hated by others, this visionary trade unionist and feminist was at the forefront of every struggle, from supporting indigenous and immigrant women to denouncing the injustices of globalization.