 |
Nellie Mcclung
Title: Nellie Mcclung
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 342 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Nellie Mcclung
Women were denied certain rights that men enjoyed, including the right to vote. In law, we were economically dependant on father or spouse. If we inherited property, our husbands owned it. If the husband died, the widow could be left penniless, to raise children in poverty. We were excluded from many careers, including politics, the law, or medicine. However, there was one woman doctor practicing in Ontario, without a licence. Thus Nellie Mooney was born …showed first 75 words of 342 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 75 words of 342 total…of masculinity. Nellie, moved by suffering, challenged all people not to tolerate or accept the masculine values which allowed such slaughters to happen. She showed us what to do. To focus on the excesses; to focus on the suffering. To assert feminine values which celebrate life. To act to improve the quality of life for all. Nellie McClung said it best: Never retreat; never explain; never apologize; get the thing done and let them howl.
Need a custom written paper?
|
|
 |
