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Pauline Julien, CQ (May 23, 1928 – October 1, 1998), nicknamed "La Renarde",[1] was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist.[2]
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec,[3] Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLAGérald Godin, another Trifluvian and sovereignist. Julien performed pro-independence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964. In 1965 she hosted the CBC television series Mon pays, mes chansons.[4] At the CBC she also collaborated and recorded with pianist Herbert Ruff,[5] and performed on the program On Stage.[6]
In 1970, Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis and were released eight days later without charge.
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^Paul Helmer (22 June 2014). Growing with Canada: The ƒmigrŽ Tradition in Canadian Music. McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7735-7624-7.
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^Éric Moreault, "«Pauline Julien, intime et politique»: portrait d’une insoumise". Le Soleil, September 20, 2018.