Painted Fires


Read by 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 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter II 13:50 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter III 20:26 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter IV 13:30 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter V 19:49 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VI 21:57 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VII 24:56 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VIII 28:54 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter IX 17:19 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter X 19:36 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XI 16:22 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XII 13:53 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIII 19:31 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIV 12:20 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XV 13:58 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVI 18:03 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVII 15:59 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVIII 16:40 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIX 26:45 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XX 21:03 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXI 24:07 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXII 10:25 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXIII 27:42 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXIV 27:50 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXV 14:33 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVI 22:02 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVII 11:39 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVIII 14:28 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXIX 18:35 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXX 14:50 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXXI 14:53 Read by Atul Sharma
Conclusion 8:21 Read by Atul Sharma