Sowing Seeds in Danny


Read by Atul Sharma

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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