About Nellie L. McClung Nellie L. McClung (1873–1951) was the author of four novels and several volumes of short stories and non-fiction. McClung was one of five women responsible for the 1929 Persons Case that established women as “persons” according to Canadian law. Books by Nellie L. McClung Painted Fires by (author) Nellie L. McClung afterword by Cecily Devereux