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Elizabeth McCombs

Forty years after women in New Zealand received the right to vote, Elizabeth McCombs became the first female Member of Parliament.

Elizabeth McCombs

Elizabeth McCombs

Women in Parliament cartoon, 1933

Women in Parliament cartoon, 1933
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