Mabel Howard

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Mabel Bowden Howard
Born	18 April 1894 Bowden, Adelaide, Australia
Died	23 June 1972 Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation	Politician, trade unionist, and community worker
Spouse	Never married

Mabel Howard (18 April 1894 – 23 June 1972) had the full name Mabel Bowden Howard. She is best known as a New Zealand trade unionist and politician. Howard was the first woman secretary of a male union (the Canterbury General Labourers’ Union). She was a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1943 until 1969. In 1947 she became New Zealand's first woman cabinet minister when she was made minister of health and minister in charge of child welfare. She is best known for waving two large pairs of bloomers in parliament in support of her successful campaign to have clothing sizes standardised. She also worked as a volunteer for many organisations, among them St John's Ambulance, and the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA). ^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Expanded description 1.3 Expanded description 1.4 Death and afterward 2 Philosophical and/or political views 3 Notes 4 Works 4.1 Published works 4.2 Letters 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

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[edit] Expanded description

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[edit] Death and afterward

Mabel Howard was committed by court order to Sunnyside Hospital a psychiatric hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand suffering from dementia and paranoia, and died there on 23 June 1972.

[edit] Philosophical and/or political views

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[edit] Notes

1. ^ McAloon, Jim (2000). 'Howard, Mabel Bowden 1894 - 1972'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 7 April 2006 [1].
2. ^ Last, first (date). Name of page. Page xx. Publisher: xxxx
3. ^ Last, first (date). Name of page. Page xx. Publisher: xxxx

[edit] Works

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[edit] References

• McAloon, Jim (2000). 'Howard, Mabel Bowden 1894 - 1972'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 7 April 2006

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[edit] See also

• New Zealand Labour Party
• Walter Nash
• Ted Howard

[edit] External links

• Monumental Stories. Accessed 27 October, 2006 [3]
• McAloon, Jim. 'Howard, Mabel Bowden 1894 - 1972'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 7 April 2006 [4]
• Photograph of Mabel Howard and the famous bloomers. Wilson, John. 'Canterbury places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26-Sep-2006.

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