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) ​

Robina Nicol (nee Sinclair , 7 June 1861 ? 17 July 1942) was a New Zealand photographer and suffragist.

Life [ edit ]

Nicol nee 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 [ edit ]

• List of suffragists and suffragettes

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Robina Nicol at Wikimedia Commons
• The Ghostly World of Robina Nicol
• Turnbull archival collection

Further reading [ edit ]

• The roundness of life: Domestic spaces and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand , Essay by Christine McFetridge for PhotoForum 2019