How Did Nellie Mcclung Contribute To Women's Suffrage

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Nellie Letitia Mcclung was born on October 20, 1873 in Chatsworth, Ontario. She was raised in Souris Valley, Manitoba. Growing up Nellie was a charming young lady and a natural when it came to public speaking. She had a delightful sense of humour and started taking an interest towards women’s suffrage. When Nellie grew up she became a women’s rights activist, legislator and author; best known for her involvement in the Persons Case. Nellie Mcclung utilized her good public speaking skills to help fight for women's rights, more specifically the right for women to vote. Nellie Mcclung, along with four other significant women; Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise Crummy McKinney and Irene Parlby; started the Famous Five. Together in 1927, they petitioned the Supreme Court to have women declared “qualified persons” who were eligible for public office as senators. Nellie held a “mock parliament” with the Political Equality League addressing the issues and dangers if men were able to vote. This method was found to be very …show more content…

She had helped to end women's suffrage by bringing awareness to it and as a result turning this issue from being on a local/municipal level to a greater global level today.
This event was politically significant since it sparked the flame towards gender equality by first allowing both men and women to vote in elections. This action helped benefit the common good by spreading awareness to a topic that didn't seem relevant at the time and it widespread so much helping many women to this day it also helped to open the eyes of male so they see gender as an equal trait not one sex is better than the other. Even nowadays people are trying to achieve gender equality and inspire more women. Nellie left a legacy “with advancing the feminist cause in her day and recognizing the need for further progress such as the economic independence of

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