Neta Neale

Neta Doris Neale MBE (née Billcliff; 17 March 1904 – 26 May 1988) was a New Zealand theatre director and speech and drama teacher.[1]

In 1942, Neale formed the Canterbury Housewives' Union with support from feminist activist May Furey.[2]

In the 1976 New Year Honours, Neale was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Canterbury Children's Theatre.[3]

References
  1. Grant, Peggy. "Neta Doris Neale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Branch, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Historical (1993). Women Together: A History of Women's Organisations in New Zealand : Ngā Rōpū Wāhine O Te Motu. Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. ISBN 978-0-908896-29-5.
  3. "No. 46778". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 5 June 1964. p. 37.


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