Daughters of the King and Founders of a Nation: Les Filles du Roi in New France Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Daughters of the King and Founders of a Nation: Les Filles du Roi in New France

Creator

  • Author: Runyan, Aimie Kathleen
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Koop, Marie-Christine
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Kaplan, Marijn S.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Williams, Lawrence
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: Web: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2010-05

Language

  • English
  • French

Description

  • Content Description: The late seventeenth century was a crucial era in establishing territorial claims on the North American continent. In order to strengthen France's hold on the Quebec colony, Louis XIV sent 770 women across the Atlantic at royal expense in order to populate New France. Since that time, these women known as the filles du roi, have often been reduced to a footnote in history books, or else mistakenly slandered as women of questionable morals. This work seeks to clearly identify the filles du roi through a study of their socioeconomic status, educational background, and various demographic factors, and compare the living conditions they had in France with those that awaited them in Canada. The aim of this undertaking is to better understand these pioneer women and their reasons for leaving France, as well as to identify the lasting contributions they made to French-Canadian culture and society.

Subject

  • Keyword: Les Filles du Roi
  • Keyword: France
  • Keyword: women emigrants
  • Keyword: history-17th century
  • Keyword: Canada
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Filles du roi.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Women immigrants -- New France -- History -- 17th century.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Women pioneers -- New France.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Runyan, Aimie Kathleen
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 664557977
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3865556
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc28470

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Arts
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: French
  • Academic Department: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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