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• Lydia Higgs, signatory

  In 1893 when she signed the petition Lydia Higgs (1854 - 1943), nee Holtham was 39 years old. She was the second wife of Caleb Higgs, whom she...

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• Kate Cullen, signatory

  Kate (Catherine) Cullen (1855-1938?) was 38 when she signed the petition. She was born inIreland in 1855, and probably came to New Zealand with her brother John (who later...

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• Selina Terrill, signatory

  Panama House Blenheim Panama House Blenheim. Image supplied by author Selina Terrill  (1857 - 1934), neé Holtham was 36 when she signed the petition. Selina was born in Cheltenham, England,...

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• Ada Redwood, Councillor

  Ada McDonald, 1867-1943,  was a widow in 1908 when she married Frederick Redwood[sitetree_link,id=748], gentleman sheep farmer of Spring Creek. They were together until his death in 1919. Ada Redwood Ada Redwood....

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• Bessie Te Wenerau Grace, educational leader

  Bessie Te Wenerau Grace, 1889-1944, was the first Māori woman to receive a degree from a university.  Bessie Grace Bessie Grace. Image supplied by author In the first half...

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