Henriette Dessaulles

Henriette Dessaulles (February 6, 1860 – November 17, 1946), also known by the pen name Fadette, was a Canadian journalist and diarist from Quebec. An important pioneer of women's writing in Quebec, she is best known for her longtime column in Le Devoir and for her childhood diaries which were posthumously published in 1971.

She was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec to Georges-Casimir Dessaulles, at the time the town's mayor and later a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and the Senate of Canada, and Émilie Mondelet. Jean Dessaulles was her paternal grandfather, Dominique Mondelet was her maternal grandfather, and Louis-Joseph Papineau was her godfather.

From 1874, when aged 14, Dessaulles began writing a diary while being educated at convent school. Dessaulles' father was nominated in his place, and won the seat.

Journalism After St-Jacques' death, Dessaulles began writing a column for La Patrie under the pseudonym Jean Deshayes. Dessaulles also published several works of children's literature, including Les Contes de la lune (1932), and Il etait une fois (1933).

She continued writing the column in Le Devoir until the 1940s, and died November 17, 1946.

Diaries Her childhood diaries were published in 1971 as Fadette: Journal d'Henriette Dessaulles 1874–1881. and the Canada Council Translation Prize for her work.