Mrs King receives M.B.E.
A Wellington woman, Mrs: Rita King, who was active in the campaign for equal pay, received her M.B.E. from the Queen at the investiture in Wellington yesterday morning. The extent of Mrs King's concern for the rights and welfare of women is indicated by the wide range of offices she has held. From 1966 until 1972—when the Equal Pay Act was passed—Mrs King was chairman of the Council for Equal Pay and Opportunity. In Christchurch she instigated the first meeting of the council, and helped to form the local branch. For 25 years Mrs King has been a member of the Wellington Federated Business and Professional Women’s Club and was recently the president. Mrs King is chairman of the' New Zealand federa- i tion’s Status of Women committee. For eight] years she was the! federation’s finance ■ chairman. A Government appointee to the Immigration Advisory' Council, Mrs King has also been honorary treasurer of the Society for the Protection of Home and Family since 1965. lln 1966 she attended a United Nations seminar as New Zealand’s representative on the Status of Women committee.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33451, 5 February 1974, Page 6
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