In 1947, 14 years after Elizabeth McCombs had become the first woman MP, and more than half a century after women had won the vote, Mabel Howard became New Zealand’s first woman Cabinet minister.
Mabel Howard
Personal details
Full Name:
Mabel Bowden Howard
Lifetime:
18 Apr 1894 – 23 Jun 1972
Biography
Events In History
29 May 1947
When mabel Howard was appointed minister of health and minister in charge of child welfare, she became the first woman to serve as a Cabinet minister in New Zealand.
