Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton

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Mary Riter Hamilton painted the battlefields after the First World War as a testament to its devastating cost. She would suffer mental and physical illnesses as a result of documenting the experiences of Canadian soldiers.

Cast: Megan Follows, Lyse Doucet

Director: Elad Tzadok, Hayley Gray

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Cast

Megan Follows

Mary Riter Hamilton

Lyse Doucet

Narrator (voice)

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