35 minutes that'll make you furious, inspired, and want to burn a corset.
The documentary follows the activism of prominent suffragists such as Emily Stowe, as they struggled for an equal say in their own future. These women formed associations, petitioned the Ontario Legislature, wrote essays, and held satirical events to achieve their goals of equal rights for women. It is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Ontario.
Direction
Archival footage woven with modern urgency—no dusty museum vibes here.
Production
Satirical events recreated with bite; these women had jokes AND petitions.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ontario's 1917 franchise excluded most women of color and Indigenous women until 1950s-60s—a complexity often flattened in suffrage narratives.
Emily Stowe was Canada's first female physician AND founded the Toronto Women's Literary Club as a covert suffrage organization—absolute multitasker legend.
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