History Coins: Nellie McClung

The woman of this coin is Nellie McClung. Nellie is a Canadian feminist, politician, social activist, alcoholic, feminist who was born in Chatsworth, Ontario on 20th October 1873 and died on 1st September 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia. She is part of an important social / political change in Canada, as her contribution is helping to achieve women's suffrage and women's rights, including becoming a senator. She was elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1921 and became the first woman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Nellie McClung was very active in planning the event and participated in political activities from 1914 to 1926. NellieMcClung was born in Ontario in 1873. Her family moved to Manitoba in 1880 as a pioneer farmer. McLean is a pioneer teacher, writer, feminist, social reformer, lecturer and legislator. Thanks to her work, McClung moved to many parts of the west including Manitou, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Victoria. McLang is a practical and realistic leader who moves his speech to political behavior. As Manitou's young mother, McClung began working at the female Christian Control League (WCTU). She works with W.C.T.U. She inspired her to find the organization of the Winnipeg Political Equality Alliance, the Canadian Commonwealth Women's Association, the Edmonton Women's Association, and she is also the first President

In 1916, a British feminist, Emerin Punkhurst, was filmed at home in Edmonton, Nelly Mack Lang. Mrs. McLean was wearing a striped dress in the center; Mrs Punkhurst was on her left. In addition, Emily Murphy (writer, feminist, later judge) is in the group. This is one of five frustrations of "personal case" in 1929. It is indeed a "person", so it is eligible for appointment in the Senate. Women's voting rights organizations often hold public events to promote their careers. In January 1914, the event organized by Winnipeg Manitoba Political Equality Federation was a woman who served as a legislator and heard a group of men seeking voting. State prime minister Nellie McClung rejected this idea and said: "Men are more than voting and are made for better stuff.Men are doing it to support their families.The house without bank account What is it! "

One day in January 1914, a housewife in the prairie passed the door of Winnipeg Manitoba State Assembly and persuaded the government to allow women to vote. Her name is Nellie McClung. By the beginning of 1916, with the help of McLuran, women in Manitoba will be the first Canadians to win voting rights. In 1890, in the bible class of a young lady, she later met with Anne McLean who called her "the only woman I have ever seen as a mother - in - law. From a personal point of view, Nellie and Wesley McClung have five children, meaning a strong and happy marriage.