Prairie Women
Prairie Women

Prairie Women

January 01, 1987 | 45 min

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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Naomi Scott

Virginia Beckner

Naomi Scott

Dennis Cyr

Naomi Scott

Brandi Beckner

Naomi Scott

David Beckner

Naomi Scott

Shaun Umscheid

Naomi Scott

Miriam Newhouse

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