Movie Description
Prairie Women
(1987)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Barbara Evans
- Producer : Caryl Brandt
- Writer : Barbara Evans
- Editor : Barbara Evans,Peter Svab
- 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
Cast
Farm Couple
Farm Couple
Child
Child
Child
Violet McNaughton
Irene Parlby
Meeting Chairperson / Voices
Rally Speaker
Peace Petitioner
Narrator
Voices
Voices
Voices
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Facts
Original TitlePrairie Women
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 45m
Homepagehttps://nfb.ca/film/prairie_women
Production CompaniesONF | NFB
Genres
- Documentary
- History
