Agathe de Saint-Père
Agathe de Saint-Père was a French-Canadian business entrepreneur and inventor.Career
She married Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny in 1685 and resided in Montreal. As a married woman she was legally a minor under the guardianship of her spouse, but as her husband signed a power of attorney for her giving her permission to conduct business, she became a major figure in Canadian business life. She engaged in the fur trade, agriculture and textile industry. She also developed a new form of textile, which she presented to the king, was given a patent for, and had manufactured and sold.In 2016, de Saint-Père was named a Person of National Historic Significance. She was cited as "representative of the significant economic role played by women of New France".
