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Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD ( née Benoît; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the first and to date only female Speaker of the House (1980–1984) and as the first female Governor General of Canada (1984–1990). Sauvé was born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, and educated in Ottawa ...
Jan 15, 2008 · Jeanne Sauvé. Jeanne-Mathilde Sauvé, PC, CC, governor general of Canada 1984-1990, journalist, politician, speaker of the House of Commons (born 26 April 1922 in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan; died 26 January 1993 in Montreal). Sauvé was Canada's first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and first woman to serve as governor general.
Jeanne Mathilde Benoit studied at Notre-Dame du Rosaire Convent in Ottawa and the University of Ottawa. She was actively involved in student and political affairs, and became the national president of the Young Catholic Students Group at the age of 20. She married the Honourable Maurice Sauvé on September 24, 1948 at St-Jean Baptiste Church in ...
Canadian feminist who was the first woman to be appointed governor-general of Canada. Name variations:Jeanne Sauve. Pronunciation: Zhahn So-VAY. Born Jeanne Mathilde Benoît on April 26, 1922, at Prud'homme, Saskatchewan; died on January 26, 1993, in Montreal, Quebec; fifth child of Charles Benoît (a building contractor) and Anna (Vaillant ...
Jeanne Sauvé — though she rejected the title of “feminist” — led the way for Canadian women and demolished barriers on their behalf. As a young woman, she was one of the first to embark on a career in television, moving easily from. programs on sewing in the 1950s to public affairs analysis. As a politician, she was the first woman ...
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît) (April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman. She was the first woman in Canadian history to become Governor General. She was a notable first female in a variety of additional positions, including Speaker of House the Commons, and was dedicated to ...
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As a young girl, her father pointed out a bronze bust of Agnes Macphail, Canada's first female MP. She worked hard at her school work and while attending the University of Ottawa, earned money as a translator for the Canadian Government. In 1942 she moved to Montreal where she meet Maurice Sauvé and they were married in 1948.
