Nellie McClung

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Nellie McClung (October 20, 1873 - September 1, 1951) was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist.

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• Never retreat; never explain; never apologize. Get the thing done and let them howl.

• "Women who set a low value on themselves make life hard for all women."

• "I saw what could be done with words, for I had a vision of a new world as I talked."

• [Minding one's own business]... "is a cheap and second rate virtue, much extolled in certain circles, over estimated by the world at large; in constant use as an excuse for laziness; an alibi for indifference coldness and neglect; the slacker's refuge; the sluggard's sure defense."

• "Disturbers are never popular -- nobody ever really loved an alarm clock in action-no matter how grateful they may have been afterwards for its kind services!"

• "Women have not had much to do with making wars, though some wars in ancient times have been blamed on them; and as men have written the histories we have never heard the woman's side of the story. I have always wanted to hear from Helen of Troy." - Nellie McClung

• "I am a firm believer in women-in their ability to do things & in their influence & power. Women set the standards for the world, and it is for us, women of Canada, to set the standards high"