"The right, as thinking, reasoning beings, to decide for themselves what is best for their own happiness. If they were satisfied with man’s decision, this agitation for change would not be."
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Quote from: Clarke, Chanel. "Meri's parliamentary chest and Mary Ann's chair", Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 14/11/2018.
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Mary Ann Colclough
Mary Ann Colclough (née Barnes; 20 February 1836–7 March 1885) was an early New Zealand woman's advocate, journalists and lecturer. She contributed to many newspapers and editor columns under the name Polly Plum.
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