Benjamin, Ethel Rebecca (1875–1943)
Benjamin, Ethel Rebecca (1875–1943)
New Zealand lawyer and restaurateur. Name variations: Ethel Rebecca De Costa. Born Jan 19, 1875, in Dunedin, New Zealand; died Oct 14, 1943, at Northwood, Middlesex, England; dau. of Henry Benjamin and Lizzie (Mark) Benjamin; University of Otago, LLB, 1897; m. Alfred Mark Ralph De Costa, 1907 (died c. 1940/41).
The 1st woman lawyer in New Zealand (1897), established a successful practice in Dunedin; also represented New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children (1899); took over large restaurant in New Zealand International Exhibition (1906); moved to England (c. 1910).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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