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Smith was a feminist who joined the New Zealand [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union|Women's Christian Temperance Union]] and the Canterbury Women's Institute. She was present at the first meeting of the [[National Council of Women of New Zealand|National Council of Women]] in 1896 and was still a vice president of the Women's Institute at the time of her death. She was an active member of the St Albans Methodist Church and president of the church's Ladies' Guild.<ref name=":1" /> |
Smith was a feminist who joined the New Zealand [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union|Women's Christian Temperance Union]] and the Canterbury Women's Institute. She was present at the first meeting of the [[National Council of Women of New Zealand|National Council of Women]] in 1896 and was still a vice president of the Women's Institute at the time of her death. She was an active member of the St Albans Methodist Church and president of the church's Ladies' Guild.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In 1885, Smith became the editor of the magazine ''New Zealand Titbits.''<ref name=":0" /> She wrote under the pen name "Vesta".<ref>{{Cite book |
In 1885, Smith became the editor of the magazine ''New Zealand Titbits.''<ref name=":0" /> She wrote under the pen name "Vesta".<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Women's Suffrage Petition, 1893|publisher=Bridget Williams Books|year=2017}}</ref> |
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Smith died at her home in the Christchurch suburb of [[St Albans, New Zealand|St Albans]] on 19 March 1913, and she was buried in Linwood Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=25837 |title=Cemeteries database |publisher=Christchurch City Council | |
Smith died at her home in the Christchurch suburb of [[St Albans, New Zealand|St Albans]] on 19 March 1913, and she was buried in Linwood Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=25837 |title=Cemeteries database |publisher=Christchurch City Council |access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19130320.2.2.3 |title=Deaths |date=20 March 1913 |work=The Press |page=1 |access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:10, 9 January 2021
Eleanor Phoebe Smith (née Macleod, 1828 – 19 March 1913) was a New Zealand suffragist and magazine editor. She was considered one of the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement in New Zealand.[1][2]
Biography
Smith was born in Bristol, England and married James Thomas Smith in 1849. The couple emigrated to New Zealand with their four children in 1860. The family settled in Christchurch and a further two children were born there.[1]
Smith was a feminist who joined the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Canterbury Women's Institute. She was present at the first meeting of the National Council of Women in 1896 and was still a vice president of the Women's Institute at the time of her death. She was an active member of the St Albans Methodist Church and president of the church's Ladies' Guild.[2]
In 1885, Smith became the editor of the magazine New Zealand Titbits.[1] She wrote under the pen name "Vesta".[3]
Smith died at her home in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans on 19 March 1913, and she was buried in Linwood Cemetery.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Lovell-Smith, Margaret. "Smith, Lucy Masey". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Eleanor P Smith | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ The Women's Suffrage Petition, 1893. Bridget Williams Books. 2017.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". The Press. 20 March 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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