Léone Boudreau-Nelson
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Léone Boudreau-Nelson, C.M, (December 9, 1915 – April 26, 2004) was an American-born Canadian phonetician. 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, and was the founder of the Association France-Canada.[2]
