Prairie Women

IMDb 0.0 1987 • 45 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Barbara Evans

Country

CA

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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