Nellie McClung

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Nellie McClung had been my hero for 2 years, she will always be. She had fought equal rights, without her we would not have equally rights as the others. Many believe that the only reason that she fought for equal rights is that she was getting tired of treating her different as the others. Others believe that she was only doing that because she wanted other people not having trouble as she did.

Nellie McClung was born in October 20, 1873. And she had died in September 1, 1951. (At age 77) When she was 6 years-old, her family moved to Souris Valley, Manitoba for many specific reasons. At first their family had agreed that they needed more food to survive from her village. Another reason is that she wanted to find a place where it was safer than where she used to live. After that, before she was about to turn 15 years-old, she was thinking that many people didn't have equal rights, neither did she, so, she had a dream that she could fight for equal rights. In 1938, Nellie McClung was the only woman member of the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. But as the time went by, few people had entered the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations.

Causes of Nellie McClung: Nellie Mclung was a strong advocate for the rights of women. Among other causes, she promoted to vote for women, temperance, and women's property rights and the Dower Acts. In 1914 and 1915 Manitoba provincial elections, she campaigned for the Liberal party on the issue of the vote for women. Then , she had followed her dream to became the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). The WCTU has been the most popular women's school about 5-10 years old. So Nellie had been there about 3 years old. She had once to go against women would didn't agree with Nellie McClung.

Nellie McClung's death: Nellie McClung had died in September 1, 1951. She was 77 years-old. But before she had died, Nellie McClung played the Premier, Sir Rodmond Roblin, in the mock Women's Parliament organized by the Canadian Women's Press Club to show the absurdity of the arguments of those opposed to giving the vote to women. She enjoyed the Canadian Women's Press Club, she said that it expressed her feelings.

 Most of the time she had been working really well with others women in the 'Famous Five'. She had really enjoyed herself working with other women back then. Especially when she was in her childhood. Then, she had wrote a novel called Sowing Seeds in Danny in 1908. Many people had enjoyed her novel because they think that it feels realistic. But she was making a choice whether to stay as a "Famous Five" or a book publisher. Then she had finally made a choice, she had said that she wanted to stay as a "Famous Five". She had also said that she would love to be a book publisher, but instead, she wanted to stay as a "Famous Five".

Nellie McClung will always be my hero even if she make mistakes. Everybody should deserve to be equal. I had been treated so fairly and I'll bet she did too. I will never change my hero and that's final. Thank you Nellie, for everything you had done for us women.