Women, Québec, and Herbalism
Women, Québec, and Herbalism
20 minutes
The little-known history & heritage of women québécois herbalists, from then to now
Did you know Québec was home to the first hospital in North America north of Mexico and was founded by three women herbalists?
As early as the 1630s, pioneer women herbalists paved the way for a thriving herbal culture in Québec that continues today with a strong herb culture led by women.
Join herbalist Marie White on a quick tour of Québec history as it relates to herbal medicine, and be introduced to contemporary medicine women and elders that helped shape herbalism in Québec and Canada.
- The Québec history you haven’t learned about in school
- Québec and herbalism: Centuries of tradition
- Meet the women herbalists in Québec today