Catherine Fulton | |
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Born | Catherine Henrietta Elliot Valpy 19 December 1829 |
Died | 6 May 1919 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Known for | temperance activism and activism for women's right to vote |
Spouse | James Fulton |
Parent(s) | Caroline Jeffreys and William Henry Valpy |
Catherine Henrietta Elliot Fulton (née Valpy, 19 December 1829 – 6 May 1919) was a New Zealand diarist, community leader, philanthropist, social reformer and suffragist. She was a founding member of the Dunedin chapter of Women's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand (WCTU NZ) in 1885 and national president of the WCTU NZ from 1889 to 1892.