# Ellen Melville

> Eliza Ellen Melville was a New Zealand lawyer and politician. She was New Zealand's second female lawyer, and the first woman elected to a city council in New Zealand. She sat on the Auckland City Council for 33 years and supported women's organisations and causes, including in particular the National Council of Women of New Zealand. She believed in the importance of women participating fully and equally in public life, and was a key figure in the revival of the feminist movement in New Zealand after women's suffrage. She was one of the first women to stand for Parliament in New Zealand and ultimately stood (unsuccessfully) seven times.

*New Zealand politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1882-05-13
- **Died:** 1946-07-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Eliza Ellen Melville was a New Zealand lawyer and politician. She was New Zealand's second female lawyer, and the first woman elected to a city council in New Zealand. She sat on the Auckland City Council for 33 years and supported women's organisations and causes, including in particular the National Council of Women of New Zealand. She believed in the importance of women participating fully and equally in public life, and was a key figure in the revival of the feminist movement in New Zealand after women's suffrage. She was one of the first women to stand for Parliament in New Zealand and ultimately stood (unsuccessfully) seven times.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.6

## Sources
- [Ellen Melville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Melville)
- [Ellen Melville](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Melville)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5364949)

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