The Untold Story

The Untold Story of the Suffragists of Newfoundland (1999) is a docu-drama celebrating the thirty year struggle by the women of Newfoundland to win the right to vote.

Cast

Sherry White

as Maria Williams

Ruth Lawrence

as Fannie McNeil

Beni Malone

as Hector McNeil

Janis Spence

as Armine Nutting Gosling

Janet Planchat

as May Kennedy

Michael Chiasson

as Mr. Kinsella

Robert Chafe

as Moderator

Emily Pittman

as Agnes Marion Ayre

Kay Anonsen

as Julia Salter Earle

Baptiste Neis

as Factory Girl

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