Great Women Leaders. Nellie McClung

Nellie McClung Timeline & Factoids

1873. Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada: Nellie McClung, destined to become a great leader among social visionaries, is born.

Number of Children: Nellie had five children with husband Wesley.

1904-1911. Becomes engaged with the women’s rights movement while living in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Political Affiliation: Liberal. Also considered a suffragette. (1)

Lesser-known Causes: she was a campaigner for equity in divorce law, temperance, chidren’s dental & medical care, rights of married women to own property, mothers' allowance and factory safety legislation, and the sterilization of those labeled simple minded. (2)

Cities of Residence: Chatsworth, Ontario. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Victoria, British Columbia.

Progeny Factoid: Nellie McClung was the grandmother of feisty John McClung, a well known Alberta Judge

1908. Nellie publishes Sowing Seeds in Danny, her 1st novel. It rose to best-seller status.

1916. First major success: through her efforts, and those of the 4 women who supported her, Manitoba gives women the right to vote and run for office.(3)

1921 – 1926. Served as Liberal member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta

1927. Nellie and her group launch a successful petition. The term Persons in the British North America Act, 1867 is re-defined in law to now include women in access to political office. What would she do today on Facebook?

2009. The Canadian Senate awards Nellie McClung and the Famous Five Canada's 1st Honorary Senators designation.

Nellie McClung Quotes Great Leaders of History Section

1. Women who set a low value on themselves make life hard for all women.

2. Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.

3. Why are pencils equipped with erasers if not to correct mistakes?

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(1) Suffrage and suffragette is a bizarre and unfortunate term coined in the 19th and 20th century, to designate the movement to win women the right to vote and hold public office

(2) Temperance is the abstinence from, or decreased use of alcoholic beverages. Re the sterilization issue, she succeeded in getting Alberta to pass a Eugenics law.

(3) AKA The Famous Five or The Valiant Five, truly great women leaders of their time: The social visionaries who worked with Nellie were: Emily Murphy , Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Muir Edwards

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