Elsie Locke

Historian, Author

1912 – 2001

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Who was Elsie Locke?

Elsie Violet Locke was a New Zealand writer, historian, and leading activist in the feminism and peace movements. Probably best known for her children's literature, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature said that she "made a remarkable contribution to New Zealand society", for which the University of Canterbury awarded her an honorary D.Litt. in 1987.

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Born
Aug 17, 1912
Hamilton
Religion
  • Atheism
Ethnicity
  • Pākehā
Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession
Education
  • University of Auckland
  • University of Canterbury
Died
Apr 8, 2001
Christchurch

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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