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- Original name:
- Nellie Mooney
- Born:
- October 20, 1873, Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada
- Died:
- September 1, 1951, Victoria, British Columbia (aged 77)
- Role In:
- Persons Case
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Nellie McClung.
Nellie McClung
Canadian writer and reformer
Also known as: Nellie Mooney
Nellie McClung (born October 20, 1873, Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada—died September 1, 1951, Victoria, British Columbia) was a Canadian writer and reformer. After marrying in 1896, she became prominent in the temperance movement. Her Sowing Seeds in Danny (1908), a novel about life in a small western town, became a national best seller. She lectured widely on woman suffrage and other reforms in Canada and the United States and served in the Alberta legislature (1921–26).
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