Canadian author and suffragist (died 1951)

Nellie McClung

Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book Sowing Seeds in Danny, and would eventually publish sixteen books, including two autobiographies. She played a leading role in the women's suffrage movement in Canada, helping to grant women the right to vote in Alberta and Manitoba in 1916. McClung was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1921, where she served until 1926.

Born

1873

October 20

Died

1951

Era

1870s

Country

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About

Nellie, in brief

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Key dates

1873 Born
1951 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1568 The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
1572 Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
1740 France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.
1774 American Revolution: The Continental Association, a nonconsumption and nonimportation agreement against the British Isles and the British West Indies, is adopted by the First Continental Congress.

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The world in 1951

When Nellie departed

april 11 Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
april 11 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
april 17 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
april 22 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on October 20

Allan Donald 1966– South African cricketer and coach Chalermchai Sitthisart 1957– Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army Dannii Minogue 1971– Australian singer-songwriter and actress Henry John Temple 1784–1865 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1784) Hilda Solis 1957– American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor Janet Jagan 1920–2009 6th President of Guyana (born 1920) Juan Marichal 1937– Dominican baseball player and sportscaster Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist (died 1874) 1790– Timothy West 1934–2024 English actor (born 1934)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1873

Albert Henry Krehbiel 1873– American painter and illustrator (died 1945) Alberto Santos-Dumont 1873– Brazilian pilot (died 1932) Alexis Carrel 1873–1944 French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) Ernest Lawson 1873–1939 Canadian-American painter (born 1873) Francis Burton Harrison 1873–1957 American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (died 1957) Francisco I. Madero 1873–1913 Mexican president and author (born 1873) Henri Barbusse 1873–1935 French journalist and author (born 1873) Monty Noble 1873–1940 Australian cricketer (died 1940) Oskari Tokoi 1873–1963 Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (born 1873)

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