Maria De Koninck (PhD) was Université Laval's first Chair of Women's Studies. Her research has focused on women's health, including childbirth and reproductive technologies. Her 20 years of international experience include work on HIV-AIDS in West Africa and maternal mortality (notably for WHO). She lives in Quebec City.
Arielle Aaronson was born in the United States and holds university language and translation degrees from Tufts, Concordia and McGill.
Now living in Montreal, she works as a language professional in cinema, education, and literary translation.