Mabel Howard
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Mabel Bowden Howard was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician. She was the first woman secretary of a predominantly male union.
Howard with her pairs of bloomers in 1954
Mabel Howard's grave in Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, April 2026
The 1943 Christchurch East by-election held on 6 February was caused by the death of Tim Armstrong during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Christchurch East electora
Official record from the Electoral Department.
