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Mabel Howard

Mabel Howard

Mabel Howard standing outside her home in Karori, Wellington.

Howard was the Labour government's Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children from 1957. She challenged the view that parents were to blame for delinquency, and chose to meet with bodgies and widgies to discuss the issues with them.

Evening Post
Courtesy of Bridget Williams Books

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