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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