A recent news item about Canada's support of a UN resolution on nuclear disarmament1 included a photo depicting a woman protesting nuclear testing in 1961. It was unfortunate that the caption did not identify the woman as Senator Thérèse Casgrain, daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget. Senator Casgrain was well known not only for her social democratic ideas, but also for her defence of women's rights. It was because of her and her associates that women were finally given the right to vote in Quebec. She was an outstanding person who contributed a great deal to Canada and to Canadian history.
Giles P. Raymond Professeur titulaire en médecine Université de Montréal Montréal, Que.
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