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Friday, August 31, 2012

Labour Day Weekend.
The election in Quebec.A woman leading the PQ party...
The politics in the US...
What's that got to do with women? Health care? Equal pay? and on and on...

How the Famous Five would have loved all this! Who were they? You honestly don't know? Sit down and let me tell you a tale.

It is hard to believe, but once upon a time, women in Canada were not allowed the vote! You may know the British suffragettes, Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, and the American Susan B. Anthony. But who were the Famous Five and what was the person's case?

Who was Nellie McClung? Listen to what life was like for women back then.
Watch this video for her legacy...


This is a representation of Nellie McClung, modelled after the statue in Ottawa.


See the $50 dollar bill celebrating the achievements of the Famous Five:

Rock on.Nellie! without you and your pals, women would have had limited rights. May your daughters continue to pay attention to politics and the impact on their lives and the direction of our Nation!