[1] In 1927, Saint-Jean founded the Alliance canadienne pour le vote des femmes au Québec.

She returned before the Quebec National Assembly each subsequent year until 1940, when women finally won the right to vote.

[1] In 1930, she ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as an independent candidate in Saint-Denis, finishing third.

[7] In 2012, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois unveiled a statue of Saint-Jean, Thérèse Casgrain and Marie-Claire Kirkland.

The statue by Jules Lasalle was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kirkland being made the first Canadian female minister.