Amey Daldy

Amey Daldy
Amey Daldy and husband William Daldy
Born
Amey Hamerton

c. 1829
Died (aged 91)
OccupationSuffragist
Known forWomen's suffrage in New Zealand, Temperance movement, Women's rights
Spouses
William Henry Smith
(m. 1865; died 1879)
(m. 1880; died 1903)

Amey Daldy (née Hamerton, c. 1829 – 17 August 1920) was an English-born New Zealand feminist and suffragist.[1][2] She was an important leader in the movement for women's suffrage in New Zealand, but later resigned as superintendent of the Auckland W.C.T.U. so that the League would not be associated with her other cause, the temperance movement.[3]

  1. ^ David Hackett Fischer Fairness and Freedom:A History of Two Open Societies: New Zealand ... – 2012 – Page 243 "Amey Daldy recruited her husband, William Daldy, for the feminist cause. He was a wealthy Auckland businessman who went to ..."
  2. ^ Nicholls, Roberta. "Amey Daldy". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Margaret Lovell-SmithThe Woman question: writings by the women who won the vote 1992– Page 27 Amey Daldy later resigned as franchise superintendent of the Auckland W.C.T.U., in order to ensure the League would not be associated with the temperance cause (cited in Crimshaw, p.58)."