Nellie McClung

About

Proponent of female suffrage and the temperance movement, who became one of Canada's best-known civil rights activists.

Before Fame

She became a fixture in the Winnipeg women's rights movement, writing the 1908 novel Sowing Seeds in Danny on the subject.

Trivia

She led the so-called Persons Case, a landmark Canadian decision that established women could serve in the Canadian Senate.

Family Life

She had five children with her husband Wesley, who was supportive of her work.

Associated With

Alice Paul, a contemporary of hers, also led the women's suffrage movement.