[1] She was born on June 24, 1934, in Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure, and made career in education.
Blackburn successfully ran as the Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1985 in the district of Chicoutimi.
In 1994, Blackburn was appointed to Premier Jacques Parizeau's Cabinet.
Blackburn served as chairperson for the Education Committee after 1996, but did not run for re-election in 1998.
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