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Monument to the Suffragettes

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Monument en hommage aux femmes en politique 08
Monument en hommage aux femmes en politique 08

The Monument to the Suffragettes is a public artwork located in Quebec City, Canada. The memorial is a sculpture of four key women in Quebec's political history: three suffragettes, Marie Lacoste Gérin-LaJoie, Idola Saint-Jean and Thérèse Forget-Casgrain; and Marie-Claire Kirkland, the first woman elected to the National Assembly. The statues were scuipted by Jules Lasalle and unveiled on 5 December 2012 by the Premier of Quebec, Pauline Marois.

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Monument to the Suffragettes
Grande Allée Est, Quebec Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline-Parlementaire (La Cité-Limoilou)

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Monument en hommage aux femmes en politique

Grande Allée Est
G1R 2L3 Quebec, Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline-Parlementaire (La Cité-Limoilou)
Quebec, Canada
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