Nellie mcclung biography summary organizers

Nellie McClung's Journey to Women's Rights

Nellie McClung was a very important leader to Manitoba because she was the one who got women the right to vote. As a young child Nellie was always questioning the fact that women had no rights. She didn’t think it was fair at all because women should have rights; they were people too. Nellie’s childhood was normal--she went to school, worked hard, and loved writing. Nellie had always dreamed of becoming a writer. Living in a family of eight there was a lot of work to do. Nellie was the youngest of the family; there was also Will, the oldest, then George, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Hannah, Jack, and then Nellie. When Nellie was eight years old, Lizzie died of pneumonia.

One event that really changed Nellie’s life was at a school picnic when they made an announcement that there was going to be a running race. Nellie knew she was fast enough to beat every boy there so she ran to the star

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The Story of Nellie McClung

Learning Goals

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Understand and use new vocabulary words
• Read words ending in -able
• Decide if a statement is fact or opinion
• Use capital letters for proper nouns
• Organize a paragraph
• Fill out a Voter Registration form

• What is sexism?
• Have you seen or experienced an example of sexism?

Figure out what the bold word means by looking at how it is used in the sentence. Match it to the best meaning.

1. She starred in a play where she debated men’s right to vote.	a. Expressed different viewpoints about something
2. They talked about how unfair it was that women were not allowed to sit in the Senate.	b. Became worse
3. Even as she grew older and her health declined, she kept writing and speaking for equal rights.	c. One of the groups that helps make laws in Canada
4. “Because I’ve got a bad heart my doctor has told me not to write. I assume he meant books so I keep bus • NELLIE MCCLUNG Anecdotal Timeline of Nellie McClung October 20, Nellie Mooney (McClung) was born on a farm near Chatsworth Ont. – In September, when she was not quite 16, Nellie began Normal School. In Winnipeg, at the end of January , she received her second-class teaching certificate. Nellie was the second youngest student. Nellie moved to Manitou to teach and began boarding with the McClung family. ”I will admit (though it would have been considered an unmaidenly confession at the time) that I was much influenced in my desire to teach in Manitou by the presence of the minister’s eldest son. I felt sure Mrs. McClung’s son must be the sort of man I would like. She had all the sweetness, charm and beauty of the old-fashioned woman, and in addition to this had a fearless, and even radical, mind. I had been to the parsonage quite a few times before I came to board there; and I saw the methods of training her children. Her one