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Neta Neale

Neta Neale

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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. [1]
    Grant, Peggy. "Neta Doris Neale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. [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. [3]
    "No. 46778". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 5 June 1964. p. 37.


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