Robina Nicol
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7 June 1861[1]
Robina Nicol | |
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| Born | Robina Sinclair 7 June 1861[1] Shetland, Scotland |
| Died | 17 July 1942 (aged 81) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Known for | Photographer |
| Spouse |
Alexander Scott Nicol
(m. 1885) |
Robina Nicol (née Sinclair; 7 June 1861 – 17 July 1942) was a Scottish-born New Zealand photographer and suffragist.
Nicol née Sinclair was born on 7 June 1861 in Shetland, Scotland. Her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1874. In 1885 she married Alexander Scott Nicol in Wellington, New Zealand.[1][2]
Nicol was a photographer, capturing images of local people and places, especially many images of her family. Although considered an "amateur" because she did not pursue a career in photography, she was active in a time when there were few women photographers in New Zealand. Her photographs were digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library.[3]
Nichol was a signer of the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which ultimately won women the right to vote.[4]
Nichol died on 17 July 1942 in Wellington.[2][5]
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