Louise H. Forsyth (1935–2024) was a trailblazing academic who specialized in French Canadian literature and taught drama, poetry, and women’s and gender studies at Western University and the University of Saskatchewan. She was a founding member of the Canadian Association for Theatre Research and held several administrative positions throughout her career. Her many published articles, books, translations, and scholarly papers on Québec women playwrights and poets includes the three-volume Anthology of Québec Women’s Plays in English Translation, Marie Savard’s Bien à moi (Mine Sincerely), Nicole Brossard: Essays on her Works, and Mobility of Light: The Poetry of Nicole Brossard.