Hale, Maria Selina (1864–1951)
Hale, Maria Selina (1864–1951)
New Zealand tailor, labor activist, government official. Born on May 23, 1864, in Glasgow, Scotland; died on Mar 5, 1951, in Waitati, New Zealand; dau. of Joseph Hale and Margaret (Forrest) Hale.
After 4-year apprenticeship, was employed by merchant tailor; active in Dunedin Tailoresses' Union from 1898, elected secretary of national federation of tailoresses' unions (1901); helped to prepare cases for arbitration, beginning 1900; managed Dunedin office of Department of Labor's Women's Branch (1908); advocated for domestic training program for women; worked as factory inspector for Dunedin (1919).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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