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Painted Fires

Gelesen von Atul Sharma

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Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved to Manitoba with her pioneering family. As a teacher in rural Manitoba, she was a keen observer of village life at the turn of the century.

As a suffragette, she led the campaign for women's enfranchisement, which saw Manitoba become the first province in Canada to grant the vote to women in 1916, a right only granted at the national level in 1918, before either the US (1920) or UK (1928). Elected to the Alberta legislature in 1921, she championed children’s health care and women’s rights. As a member of the "famous five", whose statues now grace the grounds of the Manitoba legislature, her 1929 court challenge led to the recognition of women as “persons”, eligible to sit as federal senators.

In Painted Fires, she tells the story of Helmi Milander, a young immigrant from Finland in the years before WWI. “Young, strong, and unafraid”, Helmi’s story weaves together the threads of McClung’s social activism, including the futility of war, woman’s suffrage, and the fate of immigrants in early 20th century Canada. (Summary by ASharma) (9 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Chapter I

14:28

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Chapter II

13:50

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Chapter III

20:26

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Chapter IV

13:30

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Chapter V

19:49

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Chapter VI

21:57

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Chapter VII

24:56

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Chapter VIII

28:54

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Chapter IX

17:19

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Chapter X

19:36

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Chapter XI

16:22

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Chapter XII

13:53

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Chapter XIII

19:31

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Chapter XIV

12:20

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Chapter XV

13:58

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Chapter XVI

18:03

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Chapter XVII

15:59

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Chapter XVIII

16:40

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Chapter XIX

26:45

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Chapter XX

21:03

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Chapter XXI

24:07

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Chapter XXII

10:25

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Chapter XXIII

27:42

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Chapter XXIV

27:50

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Chapter XXV

14:33

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Chapter XXVI

22:02

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Chapter XXVII

11:39

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Chapter XXVIII

14:28

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Chapter XXIX

18:35

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Chapter XXX

14:50

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Chapter XXXI

14:53

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Conclusion

8:21

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