Nellie+McClung

 = Nellie McClung =



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Project by : Emma & Marilou

Nellie McClung by Marilou

Nellie McClung was one of the women who made a difference in the world.She was born on October 20th 1873 in Chatsworth, Ontario. she is very appreciated by all women for her way of influencing her causes with charm and humour.Will this determined woman win her debates ? How did she get to being famous ? How was her family ?

Nellie McClung's family was a typical family in the 1870's. Her parents were Leatitia McCurdy Mooney and John Mooney. She had three brothers and two sisters. Her brothers were Will (oldest) Gorge and Jack and her sisters were Hannah and Elizabeth (Lizzie).Nellie was the baby of her family.Unfortunately her sister Lizzie died of pneumonia when nellie was 8 years old. But one year before this sad event the eight-peopled family moved to Manitoba.

Nellie McClung started to become famous in her adulthood. She married a druggist called Robert Wesley McClung. The couple had four children because they both liked children very much, especially Nellie who cared a lot about her children. Their children were Florence (1930), Jack (1928), mark (1915) and Horace (1937). They moved to Winnipeg in 1911, to Alberta in 1915 and in Vancouver in 1933.

Nellie McClung also worked several jobs. She started to teach rural school at the age of 16. Nellie was also a in the Women's Temperance Union in which she fought foe the elimination of alcohol. Nellie also wrote the book "Sowing Seeds in Danny" which talked about her life in the prairies. She was also a founding member of the Political Equality League.

Nellie McClung was well-known for the causes she supported with charm. she led the women of Manitoba to be the first group of women to go vote in the 1900'sand was afterwards elected to the Alberta legislature and served for five years since 1921. She also fought for the mother's allowances.

In conclusion, Nellie McClung was a very determined woman and she helped all the women to be more respected and have the rights that the men had.She got a very important place in the Canadian women, especially for women. She was a hero to many.