Anna Stout

Who was Anna Stout?

Anna Paterson Stout née Logan was a social reformer in New Zealand.

Anna's Scottish parents were active in campaigning for social reforms such as the temperance and freethought movements. At the age of 12 she was accepted to the Girls' Provincial School. After graduation she returned home to Dunedin, where she married Robert Stout at age 18. In 1885 she helped establish the Women's Christian Temperance Union. In 1892 she became President of the Women's Franchise League. In 1896 she was selected as Vice President for the National Council of Women of New Zealand.

Stout was also active in England for women's suffrage. She worked closely with the Women's Social and Political Union.