Lily Atkinson | |
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| Born | Lily May Kirk 29 March 1866 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 19 July 1921 (aged 55) Wadestown, New Zealand |
| Other names | Mrs. A.R. Atkinson |
| Occupation(s) | leader in political and social clubs, including temperance, education reform, advocacy for the rights of women and children |
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| Children | Tom (1902), Janet Atkinson (1904–1981) |
| Parent(s) | Sarah Jane Mattocks and Thomas Kirk |
| Relatives | brothers: Thomas William Kirk and Harry Borrer Kirk; sisters: Amy Kirk and Cybele Ethel Kirk |
Lily May Atkinson (née Kirk, 29 March 1866 – 19 July 1921) was a New Zealand temperance campaigner, suffragist and feminist. She served in several leadership roles at the local and national levels including vice president of the New Zealand Alliance for Suppression and Abolition of the Liquor Traffic (1898–1921); president of Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand (1901–1905); and, vice president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand (1901–1903).