Anna Paterson Stout née Logan (29 Sep 1858 - 10 May 1931) was a social reformer in New Zealand.

Anna's Scottish parents were active in campaigning for social reforms such as the temperance and freethought movements. At the age of 12 she was accepted to the Girls' Provincial School. After graduation she returned home to Dunedin, where she married Robert Stout

Robert Stout

Sir Robert Stout, KCMG was the 13th Premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold both these offices...

 at age 18. In 1885 she helped establish the Women's Christian Temperance Union. In 1892 she became President of the Women's Franchise League

Women's Franchise League

The Women's Franchise League was an organisation created by the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst together with her husband Richard in 1889, fourteen years before the creation of the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903....

. In 1896 she was selected as Vice President for the National Council of Women of New Zealand

National Council of Women of New Zealand

The National Council of Women of New Zealand is a lobbying group for women's rights. The Council was established in 1896.-Establishment of the Council:...

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Stout was also active in England for women's suffrage. She worked closely with the Women's Social and Political Union

Women's Social and Political Union

The Women's Social and Political Union was the leading militant organisation campaigning for Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom...

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