Fanny Finch — the girl who voted

Fierce Girls

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Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.4 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Fanny Finch was an orphan who ended up in Castlemaine during the Victorian goldrush. She was a single mother of four, and a savvy businesswoman who ran a successful restaurant feeding the hungry fossickers. Fanny thought it was unfair that only men got to vote for who would be in charge, so one day, she cast her own vote.

Narrated by teacher, historian, and Fanny’s great, great, great granddaughter, Alice Garner.

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0:00.0	This is the story of the girl who voted
0:03.0	Fannie Fincast.
0:05.0	This is the story of the girl.
0:10.0	This is the story of the girl who voted.
0:13.5	Fanny Finch, read by teacher, shh, be quiet.
0:25.0	shh.
0:27.0	shh. Fire!
0:35.0	Fire! Fire!
0:37.0	Fire!
0:40.0	Fire! Fanny Finch watched in horror as flames engulfed her tent.
0:44.0	There was no use trying to fight it.
0:47.0	The canvas walls were ablaze.
0:49.0	The whole shelter reduced to embers and ash in minutes.
0:53.0	Devastated diggers gathered around the smoky mess.
0:57.0	Don't worry Mrs. Finch, they said.
1:01.0	We'll help you build another tent quick smart
1:06.4	You see Fanny's tent was the most popular place on the gold fields
1:11.4	Thousands of diggers had flocked to the region, desperate to get rich quick by striking
1:16.2	gold. Fanny smartly followed them, but instead of scratching around in the ground for gold,
1:23.0	she was making her own fortune,
1:25.0	selling food and drinks from her party tent.
1:28.0	It was everyone's favorite place.
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