Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin

Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin
Member of the Senate of Canada for Saurel, Quebec division
In office 19 May 1953 – 1 June 1966
Personal details
Born	Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin 29 November 1881(1881-11-29) Montreal, Quebec
Died	4 January 1980(1980-01-04) (aged 98)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Tancrède Jodoin

Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin (29 November 1881 – 4 January 1980) was a Liberal party member of the Senate of Canada. She was born in Montreal, Quebec.

The daughter of Jean-Joseph Beauchamp and Élisa Décary, she was educated at the Convent d'Hochelaga. In 1905, she married Tancrède Jodoin.^[1]

She was appointed to the Senate for the Saurel, Quebec division on 19 May 1953 following nomination by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. She remained in that role until her resignation on 1 June 1966.

Jodoin was the first francophone woman^[2] and the first woman from Quebec^[3] named to the Senate.

References

1. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 
2. ^ "Women in the Senate". Senate of Canada. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/senate/factsheets/women-e.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
3. ^ "The Long March Forward, A History of Women's Rights". Government of Quebec. 2003. http://www.csf.gouv.qc.ca/telechargement/publications/InfoLongMarchForward2003.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-05. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Jodoin, Marianna Beauchamp
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 November 1881
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec
Date of death	4 January 1980
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