- Dorimène Roy Desjardins
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Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins (September 17, 1858 - June 14, 1932) and her husband Alphonse Desjardins were co-founders of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions. She was appointed honorary member of the Union régionale des caisses populaires Desjardins de Québec in 1923.[1]
References
- ^ Biographical profile of Dorimène Desjardins, co-founder of the caisses populaires. Caisses Desjardins du Québec and Caisses populaires de l'Ontario.
Categories:- Canadian business biography stubs
- 1858 births
- 1932 deaths
- Businesspeople from Quebec
- Cooperative organisers
- French Quebecers
- People from Lévis, Quebec
- Canadian women in business
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