1780-1875+Marie-Anne+Lagimodiere

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 * Whole name: Marie Anne Lagimodiere
 * Born in Masquinong Quebec in 1780
 * Married in 1806
 * Father died at the age of 12 and spent her next 15 years as a housekeeper
 * Died at the age of 95 in 1875
 * With the death of her father when she was 12, Marie-Anne Lagimodiere spent the next 15 years as a housekeeper to a priest who taught her to read and write French, Latin, and do basic math
 * Later worked for the Hudson's Bay
 * Travelling almost 3000 KM by canoe, Marie-Anne faced violent rapids, portages, and deadly storm on her way West
 * Along with learning to make pemmican, Marie-Anne Lagimodiere became fluent in Ojibwe and Cree, and helped establish the city of Winnipeg.
 * Born in Masquinong, Quebec and moved West with her husband after marriage.
 * She was brave while following her husband, and she faced lots of danger but eventually survived.
 * She was a woman of Strength and Bravery -- From shooting and killing a bear to often going with Jean-Baptiste when he went hunting and trapping
 * The first woman of European descent to travel with a group of fur traders from Quebec to Manitoba and also the first to settle there permanently
 * Wasn't afraid to live by her rules

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