"Howard, Mabel"@en . . . "1972-06-23Z"^^ . . . . . . "1972Z"^^ . . . "Mabel Bowden Howard (18 April 1894 \u2013 23 June 1972) was a well-known New Zealand trade unionist and politician. She was the first woman secretary of a predominantly male union (the Canterbury General Labourers\u2019 Union).She was a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1943 until 1969. In 1947 she became New Zealand's first woman cabinet minister when she was made Minister of Health and Minister in charge of Child Welfare."@en . . "New Zealand politician" . . "Mabel Howard"@en . . "1894Z"^^ . "1894-04-18Z"^^ . .