Margaret Sievwright

Margaret Home Sievwright (19 March 1844 – 9 March 1905) was a New Zealand feminist, political activist and community leader. She was born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland in 1844.[1] She emigrated to New Zealand in the 1870s, and in 1878, she married the solicitor William Sievwright in Wellington.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Simpson, Elspeth M. "Margaret Home Sievwright". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Famous Faces in Politics". The Pride in Gisborne Trust. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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