Cybele Kirk
Cybele Ethel Kirk | |
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| Born | 1 October 1870 |
| Died | 19 May 1957 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Known for | humanitarian works and temperance activism |
| Parent(s) | Sarah Jane Mattocks and Thomas Kirk |
| Relatives | sisters Amy Kirk and Lily May Kirk Atkinson; and, brothers Harry Borrer Kirk and Thomas William Kirk |
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Cybele Ethel Kirk (1 October 1870 – 19 May 1957) was a New Zealand temperance and welfare worker, suffragist, and teacher. Kirk was one of the first women appointed Justice of the Peace in New Zealand. After serving for many years as president of the Wellington chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand (WCTU NZ), she was elected in 1930 as the national Union's recording secretary. She simultaneously served as president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1934 to 1937. She was elected president of the WCTU NZ in 1946, serving in that role through 1949.