Colclough, Mary Ann (1836–1885)
Colclough, Mary Ann (1836–1885)
New Zealand teacher, feminist, social reformer, lecturer. Name variations: Mary Ann Barnes, Polly Plum. Born Mary Ann Barnes, Feb 20, 1836, in London, England; died Mar 7, 1885, in Picton, New Zealand; dau. of John Thomas Barnes (carpenter) and Susan Barnes; m. Thomas Caesar Colclough (farmer), 1861 (died 1867); children: 1 daughter, 1 son.
Immigrated to New Zealand (1859); established school for girls in Auckland (1871); advocated for women's rights and social reform through public lectures as Polly Plum.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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