Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher. [1]
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Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher. [1]
She was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec on 29 August 1925. [2] She was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Ottawa. Between 1950 and 1970, Saint-Pierre taught elementary and high school in Manitoba. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in western Canada. [1]
In 1978, Saint-Pierre was a founding member of the Centre d'études Franco-canadiennes de l'Ouest. In 1984, she was a director for the Regroupement des centres d'études au Canada. She was also a founding member of the first two Franco-Manitoban publishing houses, Éditions du Blé and Éditions des Plaines. [1]
Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy, now a museum. [3] In 2004, she was named to the Order of Canada. [4]
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