EPISODE · Jan 25, 2016 · 43 MIN
S02E03 - Nice Women Don't Want the Vote, Nellie McClung Foundation
from River City 360 · host The Winnipeg Foundation
In this installment of River City 360: ► Manitoba women received the right to vote 100 years ago this Thursday. In honour of the centennial, hosts Nolan and Robert take a tour of the Manitoba Museum's Nice Women Don't Want the Vote exhibit with Roland Sawatzky, Curator of History, and discuss school programs and the reaction from young people with Anya Moodie-Foster, Museum Program Developer. ► Robert also sits down with Lila Goodspeed, Board Chair of the Nellie McClung Foundation, to talk about one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement in Manitoba and how the Foundation continues honour her memory and achievements. ► At the top of the program, RC360 asks Winnipeggers: Who was Nellie McClung? ► Noah Erenberg, Convener of Community News Commons, joins Nolan and Robert to discuss the latest stories written by citizen journalists on CNC. "Godsend" by Finn is the featured local song of the week. Originally broadcast on 93.7 CJNU-FM on January 25, 2016. River City 360 is a project of The Winnipeg Foundation (www.wpgfdn.org), in partnership with Community News Commons (www.cncwpg.org) and 93.7 CJNU-FM (www.cjnu.ca). For more information, visit www.rivercity360.org.
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In this installment of River City 360: ► Manitoba women received the right to vote 100 years ago this Thursday. In honour of the centennial, hosts Nolan and Robert take a tour of the Manitoba Museum's Nice Women Don't Want the Vote exhibit with Roland Sawatzky, Curator of History, and discuss school programs and the reaction from young people with Anya Moodie-Foster, Museum Program Developer. ► Robert also sits down with Lila Goodspeed, Board Chair of the Nellie McClung Foundation, to talk about one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement in Manitoba and how the Foundation continues honour her memory and achievements. ► At the top of the program, RC360 asks Winnipeggers: Who was Nellie McClung? ► Noah Erenberg, Convener of Community News Commons, joins Nolan and Robert to discuss the latest stories written by citizen journalists on CNC. "Godsend" by Finn is the featured local song of the week. Originally broadcast on 93.7 CJNU-FM on January 25, 2016. River City 360 is a project of The Winnipeg Foundation (www.wpgfdn.org), in partnership with Community News Commons (www.cncwpg.org) and 93.7 CJNU-FM (www.cjnu.ca). For more information, visit www.rivercity360.org.
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