Great Grand Mother (1975)

• 69%
• 1975
• Documentary
• History
• Lorna Rasmussen
• Anne Wheeler
• Inez Henderson
• Pauline Maksymuk
• Sarah Laskin

This short film is an ode to the women who settled the Prairies, from the days of early immigration to 1916 - when Manitobans became the first women in Canada to receive the provincial vote - and beyond. Recollections of women are complemented by a series of quotations drawn from letters, diaries, and newspapers of the day, which are spoken over re-enacted scenes and archival photographs.