Nellie McClung was a Canadian woman who grew up and lived in Winnipeg Manitoba. She may be known well for her work with making women "people" so that they could vote, but she is mostly known for "The Person's Case".In April of 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the word "person" in Section 24 of the British North America Act did not include female persons. Women were not eligible. Five Alberta women – Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy and Irene Parlby - appealed the decision in Canada's highest court of appeal, all the way in Britain. The decision was made on October 18, 1929, the Privy Council ruled that women were indeed people under law, and so could be summoned to and serve as members of the Senate of Canada. This was what we now call today as "The Person's Case".