COVID-19
Sanitary measures will be respected. The size of the group will be maximum of 8 people + the guide. A 2m distance must be maintained between each participant. We encourage you to come with your mask. We will not enter any building. At the end of the booking process, you will have access to more information. Let’s keep this experience safe all together!
Discover the often unknown history of the women from Quebec City and Lévis: their reality, their struggles and their legacy. A local look at the evolution of women’s rights and above all an original and unique way to visit Old Quebec.
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For many reasons, men prevail in history. We know their names better, we see their statues everywhere. Quebec City is no exception.
Yet women also play a role and some have made a decisive contribution to history. Here again, Quebec City is no exception.
During this two-hour guided tour, we will stroll through the streets of Old Quebec and discover known, less known and unknown women.
Some have worked in politics, architecture or medicine. Others joined religious orders, built successful businesses, or shone during conflicts. One of them has even become a legend!
We will take this opportunity to discuss the evolution of the condition of women from New France to our time, without forgetting the First Nations.
With this unique guided tour, we invite you to answer a complex question: why are women so little present in history?
This purely historical tour is neither activist nor politicized. We will approach the subject in a rigorous and objective way, we will try to popularize, without caricature, the complexity of the events and historical figures of the past.
We are grateful to Mrs. L. Desrochers, historian, for her invaluable help to build this unique tour.
How to get there ?
On Grand Allée Est in Quebec City, between the famous driveway and the South side of the Parliament of Quebec Province (Hôtel du Parlement), there’s a statue with 4 women. This statue is dedicated to the women in politics and it’s the meeting location.
La visite du Vieux Québec accompagnée du guide Xavier était originale et intéressante. Je connais bien Québec et j'ai pu en apprendre davantage sur un angle nouveau, soit au sujet de celles qui ont marqué l'histoire à travers les époques. Xavier connaît bien le sujet jusque dans les détails et il a su rendre ma visite captivante. De plus il est aimable et attentionné dans le souci de créer un moment exceptional.
Une visite à ne pas manquer!
By Sylvie Chouinard (Montréal) on Google Review (2020)
Xavier is a very well informed guide, giving an intelligent and interesting history of the women who helped create this beautiful city. Many fascinating stories as we strolled through Old Quebec. I highly recommend this tour to all visitors ( women and men)
By Susan M on Tripadvisor (2019)
My husband booked this tour as part of a surprise anniversary adventure. The theme provided a wonderful change of pace. It is easy to forget that most history is told of and about men and that women are relegated to heroine, victim or seductress. This tour provided a nuanced and human portrait of both the women and men who founded Quebec and by extension the rest of Canada. Xavier is clearly following his passion and that should be rewarded. Best of fortunes as you build your business. We will be sure to book another tour on a return visit.
By Cantjh on Tripadvisor (2019)
Xavier is an extremely well informed guide who personalizes the tour for those involved. Appreciated hearing about the missing half of Quebec's history. Great tour for men and women.
By Sandra C (Georgetown) on Tripadvisor (2019)
Jai fait aujourdhui le tour sur lapport des femmes ds lhistoire de quebec. Une visite differente, divertissante et qui menracine encore plus ds ma belle ville! Merci Xavier!
By Meli Las (Québec) on Facebook (2018)
J'ai eu la chance de prendre le Tour Mesdames & Mesdemoiselles. Un tour pour homme et femme et particulièrement intéressant. Bravo à notre guide Xavier qui fait un travail extraordinaire. Chapeau!
By Catherine Tremblay (Lévis) on Facebook (2018)
The tour begins in front of the Parliament, at the foot of the four women monument, a place I had walked by so many times and never further inquired why they were there.
The guide, Xavier, is knowledgeable, kind, funny, very attentive to the customers' needs and also dynamic.
I absolutely love the theme of this tour, given that the role of women in history is usually unaccounted for.
It is a tour hour tour walking around Vieux Quebec while discovering and learning about the history of such lovely city.
I highly recommend it!!!! And I would definitely love to take another tour from their diverse offer.
By Mili C (Panjim, India) on Tripadvisor (2018)
When planning a visit to Quebec city, I booked the Mesdames and Mademoiselles tour at the recommendation of my sister. Three female members of my family in Quebec joined me on this tour in french. We all enjoyed the tour including my eleven years old niece. We learned a lot about the history of the women from Quebec city and its environment and their legacy. Our tour guide, Xavier, was friendly, patient and well informed. I would highly recommend this tour.
By FranceBH (Maple Ridge) on Tripadvisor (2018)
Très belles expériences, avec 5 ado/jeunes adultes, comme touristes dans notre propre ville; nous avons ADORÉ nos visites du Vieux-Lévis et celle du Vieux-Québec portant sur la contribution des femmes. Nous connaissions déjà plutôt bien notre ville, mais avons appris plein de nouveaux trucs intéressants. Xavier est un guide non seulement compétent, mais aussi agréable et sans prétention. En plus, les tarifs sont raisonnables. Nous allons certes récidiver pour d'autres tours avec lui!!!
By Marc-André Roy (Québec) on Facebook (2017)
Je viens de terminer. un tour extraordinaire avec notre guide Xavier sur "Les femmes qui ont fait Québec et Lévis "
Ce fut très enrichissant avec ce guide épatant et très compétant
Merci encore à la société d'histoire de Lévis de m'avoir permis d'y assister
By Francine Gagnon (Lévis) on Facebook (2017)
Notes :
Billet gagné lors d'une conférence organisée par la Société d'histoire de Lévis.
If you need help or if you didn’t find an availability that suits you, please contact us. We might add an availability for you if we can. It is also possible to provide a private tour.