Our Nell: A Scrapbook Biography of Nellie L. McClung (Goodread Biographies)
by Candace Savage
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Nellie McClung was an extremely controversial figure in the first half of the 20th century: cartoonists viciously lampooned her and Conservatives burned her in effigy. But women across the country loved her. A spirited, witty and compassionate crusader, McClung was a best-selling author, a member of Parliament and a fervent advocate of women's rights. She was also the happily married mother of five, and a woman who loved a fancy hat. In telling this story, Candace Savage has drawn a vivid show more portrait of Nellie McLung and the times in which she lived. Incorporating McClung's own published writings--her autobiography, novels, short stories and articles--and informed by interviews with many who knew her, Our Nell is an immediate and intimate portrait of a remarkable Canadian woman. show lessTags
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Candace Savage is the author of more than two dozen books, including Strangers in the House and A Geography of Blood, which won the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. She divides her time between homes in Eastend and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Visit her at candacesavage.ca.
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- People/Characters
- Nellie McClung
- Important places
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Literature Studies and Criticism, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 305.4 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women
- LCC
- HQ1455 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism
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- English
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