Jane Elizabeth Runciman
New Zealand tailor, union official, and social reformer
About Jane Elizabeth Runciman
Lived 1873 – 1950 (aged 76–77). Jane Elizabeth Runciman was a New Zealand trade unionist.
Jane Elizabeth Runciman (4 June 1873 – 13 November 1950), known as "Jeannie" to close friends and family, was a notable New Zealand tailor, union official and social reformer. She was born in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland in 1873.
Runciman was one of the first women in New Zealand to be appointed as a justice of the peace. In 1916, she was awarded the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth (Queen Elisabeth Medal) for her efforts raising money for the Belgian Relief Fund during World War I.
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Who was Jane Elizabeth Runciman?
New Zealand tailor, union official, and social reformer (1873–1950)
When was Jane Elizabeth Runciman born?
Jane Elizabeth Runciman was born in 1873 in Waterford.
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Jane Elizabeth Runciman died in 1950.
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Jane Elizabeth Runciman was a trade unionist.
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Jane Elizabeth Runciman was New Zealand.
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