Sowing Seeds in Danny
Nellie Mcclung
Read by Atul Sharma
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved to Manitoba with her pioneering family of farmers. As a teacher in rural Manitoba, she was a keen observer of village life at the turn of the century, and her first novel "Sowing Seeds in Danny” (1908) was a poignant snapshot of daily life on the Canadian prairies and a national best-seller, which sold more than 100,000 copies.
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. By 1918, the same right was granted at the national level, before either the US (1920) or UK (1928). After moving to Alberta, she was elected to that province's legislature in 1921, where she championed children’s health care and women’s rights.
As a member of the "famous five" women, her statue now graces the the grounds of the Manitoba legislature, to commemorate the 1929 court challenge, which allowed women to be recognized as “persons” and eligible to sit as federal senators.
- Summary by ASharma (5 hr 48 min)
Chapters
Prologue: People of the Story | 2:42 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Sowing Seeds in Danny | 30:26 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Old Doctor | 9:31 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Pink Lady | 6:01 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Band of Hope | 11:46 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Relict of the Late McGuire | 7:50 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Musical Sense | 9:26 | Read by Atul Sharma |
"One of Manitoba's Prosperous Farmers" | 12:06 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Other Doctor | 6:59 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Live Wire | 29:19 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Butcher-Ride | 5:16 | Read by Atul Sharma |
How Pearl Watson Wiped Out the Stain | 22:52 | Read by Atul Sharma |
From Camilla's Diary | 7:00 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Fifth Son | 8:27 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Faith That Moveth Mountains | 17:20 | Read by Atul Sharma |
"Inasmuch" | 8:40 | Read by Atul Sharma |
How Polly Went Home | 6:07 | Read by Atul Sharma |
"Egbert and Edythe" | 13:07 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Party at Slater's | 28:19 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Pearl's Diary | 5:37 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Tom's New Viewpoint | 7:18 | Read by Atul Sharma |
A Crack in the Granite | 14:14 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Shadows | 7:33 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Saved! | 31:37 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Harvest | 4:27 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Cupid's Emissary | 11:32 | Read by Atul Sharma |
The Thanksgiving | 18:14 | Read by Atul Sharma |
Conclusion: Convincing Camilla | 5:13 | Read by Atul Sharma |