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Nellie McClung

Suffragist and writer · 1873-1951

Nellie McClung
Cyril Jessop · Public domain

Won Manitoba women the vote with a mock parliament, and was one of the Famous Five.

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Life story

  1. October 20, 1873 · Chatsworth, Ontario
    Born at Chatsworth in Grey County
  2. 1908 · Manitou, Manitoba
    Published Sowing Seeds in Danny, a bestseller that funded her activism
  3. January 28, 1914 · Winnipeg
    Staged a mock parliament debating whether men should have the vote
  4. January 28, 1916 · Winnipeg
    Manitoba became the first province to give women the vote
  5. 1921 · Edmonton
    Elected to the Alberta legislature
  6. October 18, 1929 · Edmonton
    One of the Famous Five who won the Persons Case
  7. September 1, 1951 · Victoria
    Died at Victoria

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