McClung, Nellie

McClung, Nellie
orig. Nellie Mooney

born Oct. 20, 1873, Chatsworth, Ont., Can.
died Sept. 1, 1951, Victoria, B.C.

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 U.S. and served in the Alberta legislature (1921–26).

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  • McClung, Nellie — orig. Nellie Mooney (20 oct. 1873, Chatsworth, Ontario, Canadá–1 sep. 1951, Victoria, B.C.). Escritora y reformadora canadiense. Se casó en 1896 y se destacó en la Liga antialcohólica. Su libro Sowing Seeds in Danny [Sembrar semillas en Danny]… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Nellie McClung — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta In office 18 July 1921 (1921 07 18) – 28 June 1926 …   Wikipedia

  • Nellie McClung — ca. 1905 1922, Fotografie von Cyril Jessop Nellie Letitia McClung, geborene Mooney (* 20. Oktober 1873 in Chatsworth, Ontario; † 1. September 1951) war eine kanadische Frauenrechtlerin, Autorin, Politikerin und Sozialaktivistin. Sie war Teil der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nellie — /nel ee/, n. 1. a female given name, form of Helen. 2. (l.c.) Slang. a fussily effeminate male. 3. Slang (disparaging and offensive). a male homosexual. Also, Nelly. * * * (as used in expressions) Bly Nellie McClung Nellie Nellie Mooney Melba… …   Universalium

  • Nellie — (as used in expressions) Bly, Nellie McClung, Nellie Nellie Mooney Melba, Dame Nellie …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Nellie McClung — des Archives Nationales du Canada Nellie McClung (née le 20 octobre, 1873, décédée le 1er septembre, 1951) était une activiste et une femme politique canadienne. Elle est née Nellie Letitia Mooney à Chatsworth, dans l Ontario. Elle publia… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • McClung — is the name of: A. Colin McClung, agricultural scientist Alexander Keith McClung (1811–1855), diplomat Charles McClung McGhee (1828–1907), railroad tycoon and financier Charles McClung (1761–1835), politician, and surveyor Clarence Erwin McClung… …   Wikipedia

  • McClung — steht für ein US amerikanisches Old Time Duo, siehe McClung Brothers McClung ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Clarence Erwin McClung (1870–1946), amerikanischer Zoologe und Genetiker Nellie McClung (1873–1951), kanadische Feministin,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nellie — McClung (pronounced McClue) Canadian novelist and women’s rights champion in the early 1900s …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • John McClung — John Wesley Buzz McClung (July 15 1935 mdash; October 21 2004) was an outspoken judge on the Alberta Court of Appeal.McClung was born in Edmonton, a grandson of women s rights activist Nellie McClung. He earned his law degree from the University… …   Wikipedia

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