Lucy Lovell-Smith

Lucy Masey Lovell-Smith (née Smith; 1 June 1861 – 3 March 1936) was a notable New Zealand editor, feminist, temperance and welfare worker.

[2] Eleanor McLeod Smith joined the Christchurch chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand (WCTU NZ) when it was formed in 1885 during the organizing efforts of Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt.

[3] Her brother William Sidney Smith (1852–1929) was also an advocate for woman suffrage, and his printing business produced the White Ribbon journal for the WCTU NZ from 1895 when it started.

Her sister-in-law Mary Jane "Jennie" Cumberworth Smith (1848–1924) served as the founding business manager of the White Ribbon.

[4][5] Smith attended the first meeting of the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) in 1896, and by 1927 had become the secretary of the Christchurch branch.