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Elizabeth Yates

Image

Seated portrait of Elizabeth Yates, c.1894. In 1893 Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga, the first woman in the British Empire to hold this office.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: 1/2-C-016118-F
Photograph printed by McKee and Gamble
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Elizabeth Yates, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/elizabeth-yates, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated