Biography: Garmson, Aileen Anna Maria

Aileen Cooke

This portrait of formidable unionist and feminist Aileen Cooke (formerly Garmson) was published in the Auckland Weekly News in 1919, when she was contesting the Thames seat in the general election.

Using this item

Reference: AWNS-19191127-37-1

How to cite this page

Suzanne Starky. 'Garmson, Aileen Anna Maria', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46725/aileen-cooke (accessed 25 June 2026).