[1] Fraser grew up and was educated in Glasgow where she taught orphans and had been influenced by the writings of Robert Blatchford.

She left for Auckland, New Zealand, in 1909 with her first husband, Frederick George Kemp and her son, Harold.

[2] Fraser donated much of her time to child welfare and health issues in New Zealand spending 10 years on the Wellington Hospital Board.

[4] In the late 1930s, Fraser recommended efforts to help pregnant women have access to pain medication during childbirth.

[5] When her husband became Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1940, she traveled with him and acted as a "political adviser, researcher, gatekeeper and personal support system.