"I am going to work really hard to improve health conditions in New Zealand, because I think it is work which can best be handled by a woman."
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As stated in Stuff's "Flashback: Mabel Howard becomes first NZ woman Cabinet minister," Stuff 2016. Stuff. Published 12 May 2016. Accessed 1 December 2025.
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Mabel Howard
Mabel Bowden Howard (18 April 1894 - 23 June 1972), was the first woman secretary of the Canterbury General Labourers' Union and New Zealand politician.
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