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What is the significance of Nellie McClung?
- A leading suffragist who fought for women's rights and helped establish that women are 'persons' under the law in Canada
- Canada's first female Prime Minister
- The first female senator in Canada
- A pioneer of Indigenous rights in Canada
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Nellie McClung was a writer, activist and politician who campaigned tirelessly for women's suffrage and social reform in early 20th-century Canada. She was one of the Famous Five women who petitioned the courts in the Persons Case, which established that women are 'persons' under the law and therefore eligible for Senate appointment. McClung also served as a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly.