Haute-Ville in Québec in Capitale-Nationale, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Édifice Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont
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Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont Building

Édifice Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 3, 2019

1. Édifice Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont (1886-1963) est l'un des grands esprits féministes de la société québécoise. Elle passe toute sa vie à travailler pour donner aux femmes la reconnaissance de leurs droits et les moyens de faire face à leurs obligations. Figure marquante de la lutte pour l'obtention du droit de vote des femmes, elle revendique l'égalité des droits entre les sexes et l'accès des femmes au monde du travail et à la vie politique. Active dans différents groupes féministes, politiques et sociaux au pays et au-delà des frontières, elle partage ses valeurs avec toute la communauté. Elle a vécu à Québec de 1911 à 1957.

Cette plaque commémorative a été dévoilée le 4 octobre 1999 par la ministre responsable de la Condition féminine, madame Linda Goupil.

[English translation] Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont (1886-1963) was one of the great feminist minds of Quebec society. She spent her entire life working to give women recognition for their rights and the means to meet their obligations. A leading figure in the fight for women's right to vote, she advocated for equal rights between the sexes and women's access to the workplace and political life. Active in various feminist, political, and social groups across the country and beyond, she shared her values with the entire community. She lived in Quebec City from 1911 to 1957.

This commemorative plaque was unveiled on October 4, 1999, by the Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Ms. Linda Goupil.

Erected 1999

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by Société immobilière du Québec / Quebec Real Estate Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 46° 48.792′ N, 71° 12.61′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Capitale-Nationale. It is in Haute-Ville. It is at the intersection of Rue Cook and Rue Dauphine, on the right when traveling east on Rue Cook. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the south facade of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation building at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Rue Cook, Québec G1R 5J8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (within shouting

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 3, 2019

2. Édifice Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont Marker

The marker is mounted at eye-level on the right side of the driveway.

distance of this marker); Le Vielle Prison de Québec (within shouting distance of this marker); The Congregation of the Church of Scotland (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Phillips (within shouting distance of this marker); Édifice Jean-Baptiste de La Salle / Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Michel Boisvert, SJ (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Felix-Gabreil Marchand (about 150 meters away); Mise en lumière de l'édifice Price à Québec / Illumination of the Price Building in Quebec City (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.

Also see . . . Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Lacoste-Frémont came from an eminent family. Her father, Sir Alexandre Lacoste, became a Senator and her mother Marie-Louise Globensky, was a noted philanthropist. Among her seven sisters were the noted feminist Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie, the humanitarian Justine Lacoste-Beaubien and the businesswoman Berthe Dansereau. She married Charles Frémont, a lawyer, in 1910.
Lacoste-Frémont was active in the Conservative Party. She founded
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and served as the first president of the Quebec Conservative Women's Association. In the late 1920s, Lacoste-Frémont co-chaired the Montreal Association of Women Property-Owners. Chaired by Judge Charles-Édouard Dorion, the commission was tasked with examination and reform of the Civil Code of Quebec as it pertained to the rights of women. At the time, the law of Quebec was notably regressive as compared to that of other provinces, and a major goal of women's rights activists in Quebec was to liberalize the legal regime. In 1932, she was appointed by the Bennett government to serve as a Canadian delegate to the 13th conference of the League of Nations. In 1933, she was a representative to the fifth biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, held in Banff.

(Submitted on April 13, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Thaïs Lacoste-Frémont Building