Danielle Charest (1951 – October 13, 2011)[1] was a Quebecois writer, a major figure in the Canadian radical lesbianism movement.[2]

Charest was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 1951.[3] She graduated from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, having written her thesis on gender relations in crime fiction.[4][5] She subsequently obtained a higher degree in history, focusing on the treatment of lesbians and gay men in crime novels.[6] Charest subsequently worked various odd jobs: folk singer, apple picker, house painter, cook in a fast-food restaurant, taxi driver, horseback riding teacher for children, and French teacher for adults. These experiences helped inspire some of her later works.[4]

She co-directed a documentary film about violence against young girls, published several novels, and wrote in 1993 Ma maison, mon taxi, a biography of Fernande Chartrand, a taxi driver.[4] In 1982, she co-founded as part of a lesbian collective in Montreal the quarterly radical lesbian magazine Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui.[7]

She led debates on various subjects, published articles online, and contributed to Lesbia Magazine.[6][8] Her book Haro sur les fumeurs, jusqu'où ira la prohibition? ("Haro on Smokers: How Far Will Prohibition Go?"), published in 2008, studies the progression of anti-smoking laws in France in the international context. According to Charest, efforts to punish smokers are part of a larger framework of moralism that could have far broader implications.[9] Charest died in October 2011 at the Paris House for Women, a feminist collective, at age 60, after suffering an aneurism.[3][6]

Selected works

Crime novels

  • L'Érablière, 1998
  • L'Échafaudage, 1999
  • L'Étouffoir, 2000
  • L'Entrave, 2002
  • Conte à rebours, 2003 (second edition in 2012)

Other works

  • Ma maison, mon taxi, 1993
  • Mais où est mais, 2000
  • Tabac : Vérités et mensonges, 2006
  • Lettreinfo, 2008
  • Haro sur les fumeurs, jusqu'où ira la prohibition ?, 2008
  • L'Enchilada, 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charest, Danielle (1951–2011). {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Faure, Sonya (March 7, 2017). "Christine Bard : "Il faut en finir avec le cliché des féministes bourgeoises"". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Dockstader, Annick. "L'Enchilada – En finir avec l'objectification de notre corps". sisyphe.org. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Danielle Charest". JC Lattès, Le Masque (in French). August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "LA LITTÉRATURE POLICIÈRE AU FÉMININ" (PDF). Les Polarophiles Tranquilles. October 2004.
  6. 1 2 3 "Hommage à Danielle Charest (1951–2011)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'ANEF n° 61. Winter 2011.
  7. ↑ For lesbians only : a separatist anthology. Hoagland, Sarah Lucia, 1945–, Penelope, Julia, 1941–. London: Onlywomen. 1988. ISBN 0-906500-28-1. OCLC 17619898.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ↑ PMB Group. "Catalogue en ligne". bibliotheque.centrelgbtparis.org (in French). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Haro sur les fumeurs: Jusqu'où ira la prohibition?". Presse-toi à gauche! Une tribune libre pour la gauche québécoise en marche (in French). April 29, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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