Madeleine Gagnon
Canadian author
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Madeleine Gagnon was a Canadian writer whose work, particularly in the 1970s and beyond, explored themes of feminism and language. She was part of a generation of Quebecois writers who engaged with feminist theory, examining how gender assumptions were embedded in language and literary conventions. Gagnon's notable works include Lueur (1979), which contributed to these explorations. Her writing was recognized with a Governor General's Literary Award (French) in 1991 for her poetry collection Chant pour un Québec lointain.12
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