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journalist

Robertine Barry, pseudonym Françoise, was an early French Canadian journalist and publisher and a popular member of Montreal society.

Background

Her father was John Edmund Barry, Esquire, a native of Ireland, and her mother was French Canadian.

Education

She was educated at the Ursuline Convent, Quebec.

Career

She was born at Escoumins, Quebec. She joined the editorial staff of Louisiana Patrie and wrote for other journals. She wrote "Fleurs Champetres" (1895) and "Les Chroniques du Lundi" (1900).

She was sent to the Paris Exposition in 1902 by the Dominion Government in an official capacity.

In 1902, she founded Le Journal de Françoise, a bimonthly paper she edited from 1902–1909. lieutenant featured top writers such as Laure Conan (Félicité Angers).

She furthered women"s rights through her journalistic work as well as being a popular lecturer and supporter of literary and charitable causes.

Membership

She was a member of the first presidential board, of the Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, 1907.