Eleanor Smith (suffragist)
Eleanor Phoebe Smith (née Macleod, 1828 - 1913) was a New Zealand suffragist and magazine editor.[1][2]
Biography
Smith was born in Bristol, England and married James Thomas Smith before emigrating to New Zealand with him and 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 (WCTU) and the Canterbury Women's Institute. In 1885, Smith became the editor of the magazine New Zealand Titbits.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Smith, Lucy Masey". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Eleanor P Smith | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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