About La Fondation Aubin

Established by Stanley Bréhaut Ryerson and Mildred Helfand Ryerson in 1970, La Fondation Aubin works to advance progressive thinking in the humanities and social sciences in Québec and Canada. It was named after Napoléon Aubin (1812-1890), a democrat, journalist and inventor, a teacher who popularized science through lectures and writings, and an author of controversial works.

Stanley Bréhaut Ryerson (1911-1998), a scholar working in numerous fields, a writer and activist, had a Marxist approach to history. His reputation earned him many followers in the new generation of left-wing and labour historians. His wife, Mildred Helfand Ryerson (1913-2003), received the Order of Canada in 1987 for her pioneering role in community-based occupational therapy and for her work with the disadvantaged, especially women and Native people.

Sociétaires émérites:

Madeleine Parent

Kari Levitt

Alfred Dubuc

Andrée Lévesque

Board of Directors:

Président : Aziz Salome Fall,

Vice-Présidente : Monique De Ginet,

Secrétaire : Raymond Bégin,

Trésorière : Pascal Laforêt,

Conseiller : Georges A. LeBel,