Elizabeth Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga on 29 November 1893, becoming the first woman in the British Empire to hold the office.
Elizabeth Yates
Personal details
Full Name:
Elizabeth Yates
Lifetime:
1840 to 1848 – 6 Sep 1918
Biography
Events In History
29 November 1893
By becoming mayor of Onehunga, Auckland, Elizabeth Yates struck another blow for women’s rights in local-body polls held the day after the first general election in which women could vote.
Main image: Elizabeth Yates
Seated portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Yates, c.1894. In 1893 Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga, the first woman in the British Empire to hold this position.
