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In 1895 Southland's Williamina (Minnie) Dean became the first – and only – woman to be hanged in New Zealand. Her story exposed the stark realities of paid childcare and the lack of choice that many women faced in this period.

Video about the baby-farmer Minnie Dean, the only woman to be hanged in New Zealand
Police search Minnie Dean's garden at The Larches.