Personal details
Full Name:
- Elizabeth Yates
Lifetime:
- 1840-48–6 Sep 1918
Biography
Elizabeth Yates
Elizabeth Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga on 29 November 1893, becoming the first woman in the British Empire to hold the office.
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29 November 1893First woman mayor in British Empire electedBy winning the Onehunga mayoralty, Elizabeth Yates struck another blow for female rights the day after the first general election in which women could vote. Read more...
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Main image: Elizabeth Yates
Seated portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Yates, c.1894. In 1893 Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga, the first woman in the British Empire to hold this position.