The woman on this coin is Nellie McClung. Nellie was a Canadian feminist, politician and social activist, prohibitionist and suffragist, born October 20, 1873 in Chatsworth, Ontario and died September 1, 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia. She participated in significant social and political change in Canada because her contributions helped secure women's right to vote and advance women's rights, including eligibility to become a senator. She was elected to the Alberta Legislative Assembly in 1921 and was the first woman to serve on the Board of Governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition, she was a delegate to the League of Nations. In 1927, McClung and four other women: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louis McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Emily Murphy came together to become known as the "Famous Five." Emily Murphy's authority to preside as a judge was challenged by a lawyer on the grounds that women were not considered "persons" under the British North America Act. As a result, they launched the “persons affair”. They asked the following question: “The word persons in section 24 of the law...