Nicol, Helen Lyster (1854–1932)
Nicol, Helen Lyster (1854–1932)
New Zealand suffragist and temperance reformer. Born May 29, 1854, in Edinburgh, Scotland; died Nov 22, 1932, in Dunedin, New Zealand; dau. of David Nicol and Margaret Cairns (Smith) Nicol.
Active in several temperance unions, including New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union; also argued for women's rights, pioneering suffrage efforts in Dunedin; helped to found Women's Franchise League (1892); affiliated with National Council of Women of New Zealand.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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