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Nellie L. McClung
Nellie L. McClung

Nellie L. McClung was a distinguished Canadian politician, recognized for her advocacy of women's rights and social justice. Born on October 20, 1873, she dedicated her life to the fight for women's suffrage and the betterment of Indigenous peoples' lives. McClung served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and later as a Member of Parliament (MP), becoming one of the first women to hold these roles in Canada. Her influential writings and speeches significantly contributed to the advancement of women's rights and social reform in Canada. more

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“War proves nothing. To kill a man does not prove that he was in the wrong. Bloodletting cannot change men's spirits, neither can the evil of men's thoughts be driven out by blows. If I go to my neighbor's house, and break her furniture, and smash her pictures, and bind her children captive, it does not prove that I am fitter to live than she - yet according to ethics of nations it does. I have conquered her and she must pay me for my trouble; and her house and all that is left in it belongs to my heirs and successors, forever. That is war!”

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