Stout, Anna Paterson (1858–1931)
Stout, Anna Paterson (1858–1931)
New Zealand feminist and social activist. Name variations: Anna Paterson Logan. Born Anna Paterson Logan, Sept 29, 1858, in Dunedin, New Zealand; died May 10, 1931, at Hanmer Springs, New Zealand; dau. of John and Jessie Alexander (Pollock) Logan; m. Robert Stout (politician), 1876 (died 1930); children: 6.
Joined New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union (1885); elected president of Women's Franchise League (1892); became vice president of National Council of Women of New Zealand (1896); helped to found Wellington branch of New Zealand Society for Protection of Women and Children (1897); lived in England while children attended school and aligned herself with Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, early 1900s); contributed articles to Votes for Women and Englishwoman, republished as pamphlets later used by several suffrage groups.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).