Rosies of the North
Nov 10, 1999 · 47m
Director
Kelly SaxbergOverview
They raised children, baked cakes... and built world-class fighter planes. Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history. Like many other factories across the country from 1939 to 1945, the shop floor at Fort William's Canadian Car and Foundry was transformed from an all-male workforce to one with forty percent female workers.
Cast of Rosies of the North
Martine FriesenSelf - Narrator (voice)- Randy Wilson
- Corinne Little
- Jadwiga Kondakow
- Nina Godecki
- Mary Riddoch
- Irene Fedell
- Lorna Marsden
- Elizabeth Schneewind
- Gordon Burkowski
- Muriel Bailey
- Alice Taylor
- Jim Carmichael
- Alan Norton
- Helen Gural
- Lauretta Breckon Jones
- George Bicknell
- Ann Soulsby
- Kaylee Busniak
- Tracey Busniak
- Marilyn Bellin
- Jack Little
- Margaret Gandier
- Don Gandier
Crew of Rosies of the North
About Rosies of the North
What is Rosies of the North about?
They raised children, baked cakes... and built world-class fighter planes. Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history. Like many other factories across the country from 1939 to 1945, the shop floor at Fort William's Canadian Car and…
When was Rosies of the North released?
Rosies of the North was released on November 10, 1999.
How long is Rosies of the North?
Rosies of the North runs 47 minutes.
Who directed Rosies of the North?
Rosies of the North was directed by Kelly Saxberg.
Who is in the cast of Rosies of the North?
The cast of Rosies of the North includes Martine Friesen (Self - Narrator (voice)), Randy Wilson, Corinne Little, Jadwiga Kondakow and Nina Godecki.