Nellie McClung
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Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book Sowing
Nellie Mc Clung
Historical plaque about McClung, located south of Chatsworth, Ontario
McClung in 1910
Nellie McClung with Emmeline Pankhurst in Edmonton, Alberta
The Famous Five (Canada)
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The Famous Five, also known as The Valiant Five, and initially as The Alberta Five, were five prominent Canadian suffragists who advocated for women and children: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClun
Nellie McClung
…in Alberta and Manitoba in 1916. McClung was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1921, where she served until 1926. As a member of the Famous Five, she was one of five women who took the Persons Case first to the Supreme Court of Canada, and then to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, for…
Henrietta Muir Edwards
Louise McKinney
Emily Murphy