Prairie Women

Prairie Women (1987)

10.0 45 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

This film illustrates the struggles of Canadian prairies women to achieve a more just and humane society within the farm movement and at large. During the early 1900s, women on the prairies looked for ways to overcome their isolation. Out of the resulting farm women's organizations grew a group of women possessing remarkable intellectual abilities, social and cultural awareness, and advanced worldviews.

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Cast

Virginia Beckner Virginia Beckner Farm Couple
Dennis Cyr Dennis Cyr Farm Couple
Brandi Beckner Brandi Beckner Child
David Beckner David Beckner Child
Shaun Umscheid Shaun Umscheid Child
Miriam Newhouse Miriam Newhouse Violet McNaughton
Judith Lebane Judith Lebane Irene Parlby
Juliet Brown Juliet Brown Meeting Chairperson / Voices
Brenda Prentice Brenda Prentice Rally Speaker
Sandi Gregg Sandi Gregg Peace Petitioner
Elan Ross Gibson Elan Ross Gibson Narrator
Cori Stent Cori Stent Voices

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