Robina Nicol (née Sinclair, 7 June 1861 – 17 July 1942) was a New Zealand photographer and suffragist.
Robina Nicol | |
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| Born | Robina Sinclair 7 June 1861[1] Shetland, Scotland |
| Died | 17 July 1942 (aged 81) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Known for | Photographer |
| Spouse |
Alexander Scott Nicol
(m. 1885) |
Life
editNicol née Sinclair was born on 7 June 1861 in Shetland, Scotland. Her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1874. In 1885 she married Alexander Scott Nicol in Wellington, New Zealand.[1][2]
Nicol was a photographer, capturing images of local people and places, especially many images of her family. Although considered an "amateur" because she did not pursue a career in photography, she was active in a time when there were few women photographers in New Zealand. Her photographs were digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library.[3]
Nichol was a signer of the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which ultimately won women the right to vote.[4]
Nichol died on 17 July 1942 in Wellington.[2][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Nicol, Robina, 1861–1942". Alexander Turnbull Library. National Library New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Nicol, Robina, 1861–1942". National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1861. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Photograph taken by Robina Nicol". DigitalNZ. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Fiona. "R Nicol". New Zealand history online. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Deaths". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXIV, no. 16. 18 July 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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External links
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Media related to Robina Nicol at Wikimedia Commons- The Ghostly World of Robina Nicol
- Turnbull archival collection
Further reading
edit- The roundness of life: Domestic spaces and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand, Essay by Christine McFetridge for PhotoForum 2019