Essay On Nellie Mcclung

In the early 20th century, in many parts of the world - including Canada - women were not seen as equal to as men. Women were seen as weak and unable to take on the same labour intensive jobs as men. Furthermore, women were portrayed as too emotionally frail to vote for certain issues in their cities/towns. Despite all the dilemmas surrounding women equality and rights, many men had to go through similar hardships. If men could not live up to the stereotypes surrounding them, it could lead to a lack of self-confidence or ability. However, whether it may be because of the fact that women went through tougher problems, or the fact that men chose not to speak up about their problems, there is no historical figure that stood up for the rights

She was the youngest of six children and only received six formal years of education. She didn’t learn to read until she was ten years old. At the age of 7 years old, Nellie moved to Manitoba where she would start her fight for women’s rights. At the tender age of sixteen years old, Nellie became a teacher at a school near Manitoba and through her personal connections at her job, she became involved in several social justice groups. When Nellie was 23 years old, she married Wesley McClung and proceeded to raise 5 children of her own. In 1911, her family moved into Winnipeg where she would continue to fight for social change and reform. Nellie joined the Women’s Christian Temperance Union which fought to help stop problems associated with alcohol abuse. It was from this job that Nelly’s fierce interest surrounding women’s suffrage arose. Nellie continued to join several other social reform groups, this time choosing to focus on advancing the fight for equality for women. She proceeded to become a founding member of the Political Equality League. Nellie McClung was a political activist and from 1911-1915, Nellie McClung fought for women’s suffrage. Throughout her life, Nellie McClung worked as an author, a women's suffragist and a

In the 1914 and 1915 Manitoba provincial elections, Nellie campaigned for the Liberal party. Nellie was portrayed as an effective speaker with a sense of humour, used to win over many people. McClung played the leading role in a very successful Liberal campaign in 1914. Nellie McClung started to write fiction, focusing on women’s suffrage. She used these novels to help spread awareness around women’s suffrage. Her performance portrayed the ridiculous arguments opposed to giving the power of voting to women. Her campaign was successful, but she moved to Edmonton, Alberta just before Manitoba became the first province in Canada to grant voting privileges to women. This historic act took place on January 28th