Prairie Women
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1987-01-01
Runtime: 45 mins
Director: Barbara Evans
Writer: Barbara Evans
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Prairie Women
Production Companies: ONF | NFB
Production Countries: Canada
Cast
Virginia Beckner
Dennis Cyr
Brandi Beckner
David Beckner
Shaun Umscheid
Miriam Newhouse
Judith Lebane
Juliet Brown
Brenda Prentice
Sandi Gregg
Elan Ross Gibson
Cori Stent
Meredith Adams
Elizabeth Hoffpauir
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