Annie Jane Schnackenberg
Name: Annie Jane Schnackenberg (née Allen)
Date of Birth: c.22 November 1835
Date of Death: 2 May 1905
Summary
Missionary, temperance activist, welfare worker, and suffragist.
My family immigrated to Auckland in 1861 and I was immediately immersed in teaching, in Wesleyan Mission schools in the Waikato. Along with my eventual husband, Cort Schnackenburg, and his then-wife Amy, I worked tirelessly to educate the Maori people of the region. I returned to Auckland in 1880, after Cort’s death.
I was a leader of the Pitt Street Methodist Church, and I helped found the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in 1885. I eventually rose to the position of national president (which I maintained until 1901), and the national superintendent of Maori work (thanks in no small part to my experiences in the Waikato).
When the National Council of Women was founded in 1896, I was appointed a vice-president; I also chaired a number of important meetings related to women’s suffrage, including a celebratory public meeting in Auckland in 1893.
I am a tireless campaigner for temperance and the moral protection of women.
Work Experience
1861-1880: Missionary, Waikato
1882- : Church leader at Pitt Street Wesleyan Church
Volunteer experience
1885: Founding member, New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union
1981-1901: President, NZWCTU
1889-1897: President, Auckland Branch, NZWCTU
1901- : Vice president-at-large, NZWCTU
1890-1903: Board member, YWCA
1899-1901: Acting president, YWCA
Education
Unknown
Honours and Awards
Personal Interests
Personal Life
I was baptised in Warwickshire, England, in 1835, and I arrived on the Black Eagle in 1861.
My Wesleyan Methodist beliefs have shaped my life – not long after I arrived in New Zealand, I was invited to teach at a mission school at Kawhia. I agreed, although the journey there took a fortnight – by bullock dray, Maori canoe, and on foot.
In Kawhia I worked with Cort Henry Schnackenburg and his wife Amy. Sadly, Amy passed away in 1863; Cort and I married in May 1864. We had five children, and before Cort passed away in 1880 we were transferred to Raglan as a result of the fighting in the Waikato.
I’m know for my good nature and common sense. I used my Maori knowledge and my Christian beliefs to effect change for New Zealand women.
References
Macdonald, C. et al. , eds. The book of New Zealand women. Wellington, 1991
Hutching, Megan. 'Schnackenberg, Annie Jane', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 11-Feb-2014. URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/2s6/schnackenberg-annie-jane
Date of Birth: c.22 November 1835
Date of Death: 2 May 1905
Summary
Missionary, temperance activist, welfare worker, and suffragist.
My family immigrated to Auckland in 1861 and I was immediately immersed in teaching, in Wesleyan Mission schools in the Waikato. Along with my eventual husband, Cort Schnackenburg, and his then-wife Amy, I worked tirelessly to educate the Maori people of the region. I returned to Auckland in 1880, after Cort’s death.
I was a leader of the Pitt Street Methodist Church, and I helped found the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in 1885. I eventually rose to the position of national president (which I maintained until 1901), and the national superintendent of Maori work (thanks in no small part to my experiences in the Waikato).
When the National Council of Women was founded in 1896, I was appointed a vice-president; I also chaired a number of important meetings related to women’s suffrage, including a celebratory public meeting in Auckland in 1893.
I am a tireless campaigner for temperance and the moral protection of women.
Work Experience
1861-1880: Missionary, Waikato
1882- : Church leader at Pitt Street Wesleyan Church
Volunteer experience
1885: Founding member, New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union
1981-1901: President, NZWCTU
1889-1897: President, Auckland Branch, NZWCTU
1901- : Vice president-at-large, NZWCTU
1890-1903: Board member, YWCA
1899-1901: Acting president, YWCA
Education
Unknown
Honours and Awards
Personal Interests
Personal Life
I was baptised in Warwickshire, England, in 1835, and I arrived on the Black Eagle in 1861.
My Wesleyan Methodist beliefs have shaped my life – not long after I arrived in New Zealand, I was invited to teach at a mission school at Kawhia. I agreed, although the journey there took a fortnight – by bullock dray, Maori canoe, and on foot.
In Kawhia I worked with Cort Henry Schnackenburg and his wife Amy. Sadly, Amy passed away in 1863; Cort and I married in May 1864. We had five children, and before Cort passed away in 1880 we were transferred to Raglan as a result of the fighting in the Waikato.
I’m know for my good nature and common sense. I used my Maori knowledge and my Christian beliefs to effect change for New Zealand women.
References
Macdonald, C. et al. , eds. The book of New Zealand women. Wellington, 1991
Hutching, Megan. 'Schnackenberg, Annie Jane', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 11-Feb-2014. URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/2s6/schnackenberg-annie-jane