Canadian educator and social activist
Anaïs Allard-Rousseau (née, Allard; October 31, 1904 – February 15, 1971) was a Canadian educator and social activist living in Quebec.[1]
Biography
Anaïs Allard was born in Sainte-Monique de Nicolet. She was the sister of Jean Victor Allard. She studied music, education, philosophy and botany. In 1926, she married Arthur Rousseau, mayor of Trois-Rivières, and settled in Trois-Rivières. In 1942, she founded Les Rendez-vous artistiques, a concert society, and established the Club André-Mathieu, a series of concerts for young people. In 1949, she helped found the Jeunesses musicales du Canada [fr] (JMC); she served as its president from 1954 to 1956 and was delegate for the JMC to various international conventions. From 1952 to 1955, she was vice-president of the international federation of the Jeunesses Musicales. She taught courses in music and fine arts at the École normale du Christ-Roi, the Centre d'études universitaires and the École normale Maurice-Duplessis in Trois-Rivières. She also helped found the Conservatoire de Trois Rivières.[2][3][1]
Death and legacy
Allard-Rousseau died in Fort-de-France, Martinique at the age of 66.[1]
The concert hall of the Centre culturel for Trois-Rivières was named in her honour.[2]
Awards and honours
In 1969, she was named an officer in the Order of Canada.[1]
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