Thérèse Forget Casgrain is a feminist and politician. She was the founder of the Provincial Franchise Committee for women's suffrage. For 14 years, she was head of the Ligue des droits de la femme, which campaigned for women's right to vote, among other things. For 30 years, she hosted the Radio-Canada program Fémina.
She became a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. From 1951 to 1957, Thérèse Forget Casgrain was the first woman in Canadian history to head a political party, the CCF (which became the Social Democratic Party in 1955). In Quebec, she campaigned against Premier Maurice Duplessis in the 1950s. She also founded the Quebec section of La Voix des femmes to denounce the nuclear threat. At the end of her career, she was promoted to the Senate and sat as an independent.
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1896: Thérèse Forget Casgrain is born on July 10th, 1896.
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1921: She becomes a founding member of the Provincial Franchise Committee for women's suffrage.
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1926: She creates the Ligue de la jeunesse féminine.
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1928: She fights the clergy and politicians for women's rights.
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1930: Thérèse Forget begins hosting the Radio-Canada program Fémina.
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1942: She becomes an independent Liberal candidate in the federal election.
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1946: She becomes involved with the C.C.F. (Social Democratic Party).
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1951-1957: Leads the C.C.F. (Social Democratic Party).
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1950s: Fights against the government of Maurice Duplessis.
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1966: Founded the Fédération des femmes du Québec.
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1970: Becomes a member of the Canadian Senate.
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1981: She dies at the age of 85.