/taxonomy/term/986/0 en /culture/minnie-dean <h2>The 'Winton baby-farmer'</h2> <div class="mini-pic-right"> <a href="/node/5934"></a> <p class="caption"> <a href="/node/5934">Minnie Dean</a> </p> </div> <p> In 1895 Southland's Williamina (Minnie) Dean became the first &#8211; and only &#8211; 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. </p> Baby farmers child welfare children crime minnie dean punishment winton Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 5914 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/police-search-minnie-dean-garden <p> Following Minnie Dean's arrest in May 1895, police undertook a search of her garden at The Larches, near Winton. They unearthed the recently buried bodies of two babies and the skeleton of an older boy (whom she later claimed had drowned). </p> <div class="panorama-caption"> <p> <i>New Zealand Graphic</i> </p> </div> <img src="/files/images/minnie-dean-garden.mini.jpg" alt="Media file" /> /media/photo/police-search-minnie-dean-garden#comments Baby farmers minnie dean police winton photos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 5933 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/winton-war-memorial <p> Winton war memorial in c1986. </p> <p> Winton war memorial in May 2008. </p> <p> Further information&#160; from Vince Boyle: </p><img src="/files/images/sou-wint.mini.jpg" alt="Media file" /> /media/photo/winton-war-memorial#comments winton Southland memorials photos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 2111 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz