Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from Mrs Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain to Mrs Amey Daldy, April 14, 1905
Primary Maker
Date
1905
Physical Description
1 folder (1 item)
10pp on 5 leaves ; 22.6cm x 14.6cm.
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
Envelope included. Has an Abraham Lincoln, five cent postage stamp affixed.
[Keywords: Gloucester, John Bain, Canterbury Women's Institute, American Women's History]
Subject Notes
Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1848 and immigrated to Invercargill, New Zealand at just ten years old with her parents, four sisters, and one brother. Trained as a school teacher, she also worked as a librarian and writer. She was president of the Canterbury Women’s Institute, and hosted the inaugural meeting of the National Council of Women of New Zealand in 1896. Bain was particularly vocal in her opposition to war, and actively campaigned on the side of arbitration and peace.
Last Update
04 Nov 2022
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