Emily Hill

Emily Hill (née Knowles, 5 September 1847 – 27 August 1930) was a New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and suffragist.

For the Mormon poet and hymnwriter born Emily Hill, see Emily H. Woodmansee.

Emily Hill
Born
Emily Knowles

(1847-09-05)5 September 1847
Lye, Worcestershire, England
Died27 August 1930(1930-08-27) (aged 82)
Napier, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Occupation(s)Educator, Suffragist
SpouseHenry Hill

Biography

Hill was born on 5 September 1847 in Lye, Worcestershire, England. She immigrated to Christchurch in 1873 with her husband Henry Hill, who had proposed to her less than a month before their departure for New Zealand.[1] On 11 October 1875 she received her teacher's certificate from the education office of Canterbury, New Zealand.[2] Between 1875 and 1878, he was headmaster at Christchurch East School[3] and she was in charge of the infants' department.[1] They moved to Napier, where she became prominent in women's suffrage.[1]

Hill died on 27 August 1930 in Napier.[1]

References
  1. Upton, Victoria. "Hill, Emily". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "Certificate, Teacher's certificate to Emily Hill". MTG Hawkes Bay Collection Online. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. Matthews, Kay Morris. "Henry Hill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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