Toponym'elles

Toponym'elles is an initiative that was started to improve toponymic representation of women's contributions to Montreal by renaming public spaces such as parks and streets, as only 6% of places were named after women.[1] Initially, Toponym'elles was created to include 375 names to commemorate the 375th anniversary of Montreal's founding. As of November 2021, the list had been expanded to include 450 names.[2] Thérèse Cadorette was the first woman to be honoured by this initiative, with a square being named after her in 2016.[3] Two columnists from La Presse, Nathalie Petrowski and François Cardinal, proposed several names of women to be added to Toponym'elles: Nelly Arcan, Annie MacDonald Langstaff, Monique Fitz-Back, Michelle Tisseyre, Josée Yvon, Joséphine Marchand, Robertine Barry, Laure Conan, and Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon.[4]

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References
  1. "Montreal wants to name more streets, parks after women". CBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. "The Toponym'Elles place-name list". Montreal.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. Pellus, Johanna. "Un premier nom issu de Toponym'elles". Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. Petrowski, Nathalie; Cardinal, François. "Place aux Femmes". La Presse. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. "Idola Saint-Jean". Parks Canada.
  6. "Jeanne Mance, co-founder of Montréal". Pointe-à-Callière. Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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