Catherine Fulton

Catherine Fulton
Born
Catherine Henrietta Elliot Valpy

(1829-12-19)19 December 1829
England
Died6 May 1919(1919-05-06) (aged 89)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Known fortemperance activism and activism for women's right to vote
SpouseJames Fulton
Parent(s)Caroline Jeffreys and William Henry Valpy

Catherine Henrietta Elliot Fulton (née Valpy, 19 December 1829 – 6 May 1919) was a New Zealand diarist, community leader, philanthropist, social reformer and suffragist. She was a founding member of the Dunedin chapter of Women's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand (WCTU NZ) in 1885 and national president of the WCTU NZ from 1889 to 1892.

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