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Claire Morissette (April 6, 1950 – July 20, 2007) was a Canadian cycling advocate who fought for equal cyclists' rights in 
She published a book in 1994, ''Deux roues, un avenir'' (''Two Wheels, One Future''), available only in French. The book promotes using bikes for urban transportation. In the same year, she also founded Communauto, a car-share company.
In 1999, she founde
Cyclo Nord-Sud
an organization that gives used bikes to third world countries. They have shipped over 20,000 bikes to 13 countries. She died on July 20, 2007, aged 57, following a battle with
Photos of "Die-in"
Claire Morissette on Treehugger.com
Obituary on Pedalmag.com
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Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
since 1976. She was a member of the group Le Monde à Bicyclette. Notable were the stunts they organized to raise consciousness of automobile transportation's negative impact on cities and their inhabitants, such as bringing snow skis and toboggan
A toboggan is a simple sled used in snowy winter recreation. It is also a traditional form of cargo transport used by the Innu, Cree and Ojibwe of North America, sometimes part of a dog train.
It is used on snow to carry one or more people (o ...
s on subways to protest the exclusion of bicycles and a die-in
A die-in, sometimes known as a lie-in, is a form of protest in which participants simulate being dead. Die-ins are actions that have been used by a variety of protest groups on topics such as animal rights, anti-war, against traffic violence, hum ...
on the corner of St. Catherine and University streets in which 100 people lay in the street adorned with fake blood and surrounded with wrecked bikes.
She published a book in 1994, ''Deux roues, un avenir'' (''Two Wheels, One Future''), available only in French. The book promotes using bikes for urban transportation. In the same year, she also founded Communauto, a car-share company.
In 1999, she foundeCyclo Nord-Sud
an organization that gives used bikes to third world countries. They have shipped over 20,000 bikes to 13 countries. She died on July 20, 2007, aged 57, following a battle with
breast cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...
. In her honor, on June 16, 2008, Montreal's city council voted unanimously to name its De Maisonneuve Boulevard
De Maisonneuve Boulevard (officially in ) is a major westbound boulevard located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named after the founder of Montreal, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve. It is a one-way street westbound.
De Maisonneuve ...
bicycle path
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
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after Morissette.
Bibliography
* ''Deux roues, un avenir : le vélo en ville'' (Two Wheels, One Future)(1994), écosociété.Awards
* 2007 -Prix Thérèse-Daviau
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(awarded posthumously)
* 2017 - Honored in the exhibition "Place aux femmes" at City Hall as part of Montreal
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's 375th anniversary
References
External links
Photos of "Die-in"
Claire Morissette on Treehugger.com
Obituary on Pedalmag.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morissette, Claire 2007 deaths Activists from Montreal Deaths from breast cancer in Canada Deaths from cancer in Quebec 1950 births Cycling advocates Canadian women activists