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To Marry or Not to Marry

Clipping from Le Dynamique with an article by Thérèse L. Cossette. The text discusses the historical background to new legislation prohibiting marriages involving individuals under the age of 18, except in specific circumstances.
Société d’histoire et de généalogie de Saint-Tite. Le Dynamique de la Mauricie Fonds (February 10, 1982). Article by Thérèse L. Cossette.
Thérèse L. Cossette wrote for Le Dynamique de la Mauricie and was a member of the Société historique de St-Adelphe (a local historical society). In an article published on February 10, 1982, she discussed the historical background to new legislation prohibiting marriages involving individuals under the age of 18, except under specific circumstances. The author explained how, in the past, girls as young as 11—and sometimes even younger—had been forced to marry.