Robina Nicol

Robina Nicol (née Sinclair; 7 June 1861 – 17 July 1942) was a New Zealand photographer and suffragist.

Robina Nicol
self portrait
Born	Robina Sinclair (1861-06-07)7 June 1861[1] Shetland, Scotland
Died	17 July 1942(1942-07-17) (aged 81) Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Known for	Photographer
Spouse	Alexander Scott Nicol ​ ​ (m. 1885)​

Life

Nicol née Sinclair was born on 7 June 1861 in Shetland, Scotland. Her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1874. In 1885 she married Alexander Scott Nicol in Wellington, New Zealand.^[1][2]

Nicol was a photographer, capturing images of local people and places, especially many images of her family. Although considered an "amateur" because she did not pursue a career in photography, she was active in a time when there were few women photographers in New Zealand. Her photographs were digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library.^[3]

Nichol was a signer of the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which ultimately won women the right to vote.^[4]

Nichol died on 17 July 1942 in Wellington.^[2][5]

See also

• List of suffragists and suffragettes