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Mackinac History Vignette, Volume IV, Leaflet No. 1

Magdelaine Laframboise: The First Lady of Mackinac Island

The illustrated vignette chronicles the life of Magdelaine Laframboise, a women of Odawa and French-Canadian descent, who played a leading role in the affairs of Mackinac Island during the first half of the 19th century.  She earned wealth in the fur trade, provided leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, supported education for the youth of Mackinac, and cared for the poor.

12 pages

published:  2007