The woman on this coin is Nellie McClung. Nellie was a Canadian feminist, politician and social activist, prohibitionist and suffragette born October 20, 1873 in Chatsworth, Ontario, and died September 1, 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia. She was part of a major social/political change in Canada because her contributions helped achieve women's suffrage and the advancement of women's rights, including eligibility to become a senator. She was elected to the Alberta legislature in 1921 and was the first woman on the board of governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Additionally, 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 banded together to be 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 "People Case". They asked the question: “The word people in section 24 of the...