In 1719, France offered prisoners in Paris their freedom if they agreed to marry and relocate to the Louisiana colony. The policy was part of a broader push to populate the region, which struggled to attract settlers, especially women.
Many of the women involved were labeled “prostitutes” or “correction girls,” though that description often oversimplified their situations, as they were typically women facing imprisonment or social hardship. By pairing them with male prisoners and sending both to Louisiana, French authorities hoped to strengthen and expand the colony through forced settlement and marriage.
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In 1663, King Louis XIV sent roughly 800 women to Quebec to marry settlers and expand the colony’s population. The initiative proved highly successful—today, about two-thirds of French Canadians can trace their lineage back to these women.