"When eighteen year old Charlotte Tyler leaves her rural Manitoba home in 1913 to find work in Winnipeg, she dreams of meeting the Beynon sisters. Lillian Beynon Thomas and Francis Marion Beynon are well-known journalists active in the votes for women campaign. Under their wings, Charlotte participates in the suffrage movement and meets some of the most progressive people in Winnipeg. Then, in the summer of 1914, Canada goes to war against German, and over the next four years, many hopes and dreams are shattered."--Back cover.