Flora McMillan Forde
Political activist, feminist, welfare worker
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| Intro | Political activist, feminist, welfare worker | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 9 June 1883 | |
| Death | 13 December 1958 (aged 75 years) |
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Flora McMillan Forde OBE (née Ive, 9 June 1883 – 13 December 1958) was a New Zealand political activist, feminist and welfare worker. She was born in Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand on 9 June 1883.
In 1935, she was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, and in 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours.