Rattray, Lizzie Frost (1855–1931)
Rattray, Lizzie Frost (1855–1931)
New Zealand journalist and suffragist. Name variations: Lizzie Frost Fenton. Born Lizzie Frost Fenton, Mar 22, 1855, in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on Aug 12, 1931, in Auckland; dau. of John Albert Fenton (cleric) and Mary (Lister) Fenton; m. William Rattray, 1883; children: 2 sons.
Educated in England and France before settling in Auckland and assuming control of Young Women's Institute (1880); was one of New Zealand's first women journalists, working as correspondent for Gentlewoman magazine, and as social editor for New Zealand Graphic (1892); elected to committee of Auckland branch of Women's Franchise League (1892).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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