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Madame de Repentigny


 * After she married changed her name from Agathe de Saint-pere to Madame de Repentigny
 * Because of shortage of linen and wool, she made clothes out of other materials such as nettles and bark fiber
 * The King of France liked the sample she sent him
 * Made profits off fur trading, bought and sold land, made loans, and settled accounts and debt for her husband and brother in-law
 * She was very energetic and dynamic, and outshined her husband in affairs
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