Suffragists vs Suffragettes: What's the difference?
Nellie McClung and her peers were all suffragists. Suffragists believed in peaceful, constitutional campaign methods. However, in the...
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- Mar 31, 2020
Announcing New Nellie McClung Foundation Appointments
The Nellie McClung Foundation announces the appointment of a new board member to its board of directors, as well as the hiring of an...
- Mar 16, 2020
POSTPONED: 150 Manitoba Women Trailblazers Event
As the global health situation continues to develop, we are actively following the guidelines established by Health Canada and local...
- Jan 10, 2020
Join us for the Faces & Places Book Launch
The Nellie McClung Foundation, in partnership with Prairie Pathfinders, is excited to announce the launch of our book, Faces & Places...
- Aug 19, 2019
Request for Proposal
The Nellie McClung Foundation is seeking strategic communications services to raise the public profile, maintain brand consistency,...
- Dec 4, 2018
15 YEARS
On this day DECEMBER 4 we are celebrating an ANNIVERSARY! It has been 15 years since the passing of a private member’s bill which called...
- Nov 11, 2018
Lest We Forget
In honour of Remembrance Day, today on November 11th, we acknowledge and remember the many veterans who served for our country in the...
- Oct 20, 2018
Birthday Celebrations
On the birthday of Nellie McClung, we wanted to explore some of the ways that she may have rung in her birthday during the Victorian and...
- Sep 24, 2018
Trailblazers of the First 100 Years
At the end of August this year, 18 Trailblazing Manitoba Women were honoured at the Manitoba Legislature. Framed pictures of each were...
- Sep 15, 2018
Trailblazer Speaker Series
The Trailblazer Speaker Series event occurred on September 10, 2018. SPEAKER: Former Winnipeg Mayor Susan Thompson (1992-1998) MODERATOR:...
- Aug 25, 2018
Wedding Anniversary of Nellie + Wes McClung
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MCCLUNG WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: MARRIED ON AUGUST 25, 1896 On August 25, 1896 Nellie and Wes McClung...
- Aug 22, 2018
18 Trailblazing Women Honoured in Manitoba
Article reposted from the Winnipeg Sun (Left to right) Former MLAs Bonnie Mitchelson and Roseway Vodrey view the Trailblazers Wall on the...
- Jul 31, 2018
Events Calendar
Happy August Long Weekend! Although some people like to use the long weekend for much needed rest and relaxation, many of us like to use...
- Jul 25, 2018
Where are all the Women?
Oh, we will expand on that headline a bit. Where are all the websites that highlight news and histories about women? In the age of...
- Jul 14, 2018
Happy Bastille Day!
French Women’s Suffrage, April 21 (1944). Photo from Women’s Network for Change. In celebration of Bastille Day, la Fête national, le 14...
- Jul 7, 2018
Summer in the city
Train from Winnipeg to Grand Beach, original source unknown. Now that it is July, it is quite safe to say that summer weather is here to...
- Jun 29, 2018
Canada Day Weekend To Do
Happy Canada Day! If you are looking for plans this weekend, search no more! We have have a few ideas that allow you to soak up that...
- Jun 22, 2018
The Famous Five Monument: Celebrating 8 years!
On June 18, 2010 the Famous 5 monument sculpted by the talented local artist Helen Granger Young was unveiled at the Manitoba Legislative...
- Jun 19, 2018
The Nellie McClung Foundation Announces 2018 Arts Legacy Awards Recipient
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release
WINNIPEG—On June 19, 2018, multidisciplinary artist Frances Koncan became the...
- Jun 15, 2018
FRIDAY FEATURE: Wes McClung, in Celebration of Father’s Day
In Celebration of Father’s Day this Sunday, June 17: Nellie, née MOONEY, first met Wes McClung when she was working as a teacher at Hazel...
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