For far too long, writing by women was confined to the domestic sphere. It was generally believed that they were only capable of writing letters or filling up their private diaries. As co- founder and first Principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute (Concordia University, Montreal, 1978-1983), Mair Verthuy worked hard to open wide the gates and ensure that writings by women were published, read, taught, translated. During the film, In Maïr's Company, with Anne Sylvestre's music in the background, feminists, poets, professors, Quebec and French women writers, describe the long, difficult road that led to the recognition of women writers. Among others, the documentary includes the voices of Hélène Monette, recently lost to us, Madeleine Gagnon, Jeanne Hyvrard, Gloria Escomel, Liliane Kandel, Wassyla Tamzali, Benoîte Groult, Martine Delvaux who evokes the memory of Nelly Arcan, Arpi Hamalian, Lucie Lequin, Francoise Naudillon, Saliha Béroual, Celita Lamar, Jeanne Maranda and Howard Scott translator of feminist literature."I came to literature and writing like a complete primitive." Jeanne Hyvrard 
The  world premiere of Autour de Maïr is at 39th Montreal World Film Festival (Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal), August 27 to September 7, 2015.