Léone Boudreau-Nelson

She founded the Société d'art oratoire at the Université de Moncton, where she was professeur émérite.

[1] Léone Boudreau-Nelson was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, December 9, 1915 to Acadian parents.

[1] She was a professor of French phonetics at the Université de Moncton, where she founded the Société d'art oratoire.

[2] She promoted closer ties between Acadia, France and Louisiana, was an active contributor to the Société historique acadienne [fr], and was the founder of the Association France-Canada.

[2] Her documents are held by the Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson at Université de Moncton.