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Aina Wilen: Fighting for the Franchise


21-year-old Andrea Budner explores the story of her great great grandmother Aina Wilen, a Finnish immigrant to Canada who was one of Canada's early suffragists. [ more ]
"Mother Tongue" is a 13-part documentary series that explores women's history in ethnic Canada. Each episode tells the story of a notable woman in one of Canada's communities.

communities
Acadian
  • Francoise Marie Jacquelin: Lioness of Acadia
    African Canadian
  • Eliza Parker: Fighting for Freedom
    Algonquian/Eastern Woodlands
  • Lydia Charles: Healing Spirit, Embracing Change
    Chinese
  • Mary Lee Chan: Taking On City Hall
    Doukhobor
  • Anna Markova: Forgiveness in Exile
    Finn
  • Aina Wilen: Fighting for the Franchise
    Italian
  • Maria DiZio: Setting a Pattern for Success
  •     Japanese
  • Kimiko Murakami: Triumph Over Internment
    Jewish
  • Sarah Mayoff: Enterprising Against the Odds
    Muslim
  • Roshan Jamal: Faith without Boundaries
    Rwandan
  • Juliet Karugahe: Between Two Worlds
    Ukrainian
  • Martha Bielish: Giving Rural Women a Voice
    Vietnamese
  • May Truong: Coasting on a Dream


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    broadcast times
    Next broadcast in 2006 on Channel M...


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