Mackay, Elizabeth Ann Louisa (1843–1908)

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Mackay, Elizabeth Ann Louisa (1843–1908)

New Zealand farmer, feminist, and inventor. Name variations: Elizabeth Ann Budge. Born Elizabeth Ann Budge, Jan 23, 1843, at Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England; died Aug 24, 1908, at Nelson, New Zealand; dau. of Matthew Budge (laborer) and Ann (Church) Budge; m. Robert Mackay, 1868; children: 1.

Immigrated to New Zealand (1863); farmed an isolated piece of land with husband and owned 125 acres of her own; voiced feminist views and worked to address community's needs such as improved roads and fencing; later applied for patents for rheumatism ointment and for cooking utensil similar to saucepan/colander.

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).

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