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Overview
THE INSPIRING STORY OF NELLIE McCLUNG, CANADA'S FIERY CRUSADER FOR EQUALITY OF WOMEN Meet Nellie L. at the age of ten, plotting to run a race with boys-absolutely unheard of in Canada in the 1800s. Then follow her fight to overcome the criticism of her mother and the prejudices of society to help Canadian women. Who was Nellie L.? None other than Nellie Mooney-later Nellie McClung - a manitoba farm girl who became Canada's most famous pioneer for women's rights.Editorials
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Based on Nellie Mooney's (later McClung) autobiography, this is the inspiring tale of a Canadian feminist, activist and novelist. Growing up in the 1880s, the strong-willed, energetic Nellie quickly learned that being female was very different from being male and she was angry at the differences. Crook shows us Nellie at the age of 10 as she recognizes the injustice of society's bias, at 16 as a young schoolteacher struggling against it, and at 17 when she decides to focus her struggle to make others aware. The book includes the author's explanation of the changes she made in fictionalizing McClung's story as well as notes regarding the original source(s).Book Details
Published
August 1, 1994
Publisher
Stoddart Publishing
Pages
32
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780773674226