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Prairie Women (1987)

NR | Jan 01, 1987 (CA) | Documentary, History | 00:45

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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Editor, Director, Writer
Director of Photography
Sound Editor, Editor
Executive Producer
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Director of Photography
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Producer

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Virginia Beckner
Farm Couple
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Dennis Cyr
Farm Couple
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Miriam Newhouse
Violet McNaughton
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Judith Lebane
Irene Parlby
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Juliet Brown
Meeting Chairperson / Voices
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Brenda Prentice
Rally Speaker
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Sandi Gregg
Peace Petitioner

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