Women were the Settlers

Life in the mid 19th Century was tough for everyone on the windswept prairies of Manitoba. But it was women who made the huge impact that allowed the prairies to be settled. Here's a segment from Prairie Public's documentary series "Built on Agriculture." See the full documentary here:    • Built On Agriculture Part 2 - The Institut...   Production funding for Built on Agriculture was provided by Manitoba Government Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial territorial initiative, Government of Canada; MacDon Industries Ltd., Monsanto Canada Inc., The Bicentenary of the Red River Selkirk Settlement Committee, Parrish & Heimbecker Limited, Richardson Foundation, The Winnipeg Foundation, and the Members of Prairie Public.