page_title: Elsie Locke
hierarchical_section_title: Elsie Locke
caption_attribution_description: Elsie Locke: Political, social and local community activist, well-loved historian and writer, determined and doughty fighter for the rights of the under dog, active to the end. (Twelve Local Heroes display, Christchurch Arts Centre, March 2009; artwork produced by sculptor Mark Whyte)
context_page_description: Elsie Violet Locke was a New Zealand communist writer, historian, and leading activist in the feminism and peace movements. Probably best known for her children's literature, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature said that she "made a remarkable contribution to New Zealand society", for which the University of Canterbury awarded her an honorary D.Litt. in 1987. She was married to Jack Locke, a leading member of the Communist Party.
context_section_description: Elsie Violet Locke (née Farrelly; 17 August 1912 – 8 April 2001) was a New Zealand communist writer, historian, and leading activist in the feminism and peace movements. Probably best known for her children's literature, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature said that she "made a remarkable contribution to New Zealand society", for which the University of Canterbury awarded her an honorary D.Litt. in 1987. She was married to Jack Locke, a leading member of the Communist Party.
caption: Bronze bust of Elsie Locke as part of the Twelve Local Heroes sculpture
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