Nellie McClung

Nellie McClung (born October 20, 1873, Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada—died September 1, 1951, Victoria, British Columbia) was a 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 United States and served in the Alberta legislature (1921–26).