Atkinson, Lily May (1866–1921)
Atkinson, Lily May (1866–1921)
New Zealand feminist and reformer. Name variations: Lily Kirk. Born Lily May Kirk, Mar 29, 1866, in Auckland, New Zealand; died July 19, 1921, in Wadestown, NZ; dau. of Sarah Jane Mattocks and Thomas Kirk (lecturer); m. Arthur Richmond Atkinson (barrister), 1900; children: Janet Atkinson (b. 1904).
Joined the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU, 1885), serving as dominion recording secretary (1887–1901), president of Wellington branch (1896), and dominion president (1901–06); became a popular speaker on women's suffrage, welfare of children, rights of illegitimate children, and evils of alcohol; named to executive committee of the New Zealand Alliance (1894), and served as its vice president (1895–1921).
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