Elizabeth Cox (historian)

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Elizabeth Cox
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Cox in 2023
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Elizabeth Cox
Academic background
Alma mater Victoria University of Wellington
InstitutionsBay Heritage Consultants
Website https://bayheritage.co.nz/

Elizabeth Cox is a New Zealand historian who specialises in architectural and women's history. She is a heritage consultant and senior historian at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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Education

Cox studied New Zealand history at Victoria University of Wellington, completing an MA. [1]

Career

Cox has previously worked at the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, at the National Trust in the UK, and as a historian for the Waitangi Tribunal. [1] She is currently a senior historian at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and runs a consultancy business exploring the history of New Zealand's heritage buildings. [2] [3] Her book A Friend Indeed: The Saving of Old St Paul's, about the battle to save Old St Paul's Church in Wellington, was published in 2018. [3]

Cox was the editor of the 2022 publication Making Space: a history of New Zealand women in architecture, which contained contributions from 30 women architects, architectural historians and academics. The publication is considered to be a valuable contribution to the recording and honouring of women practicing architecture in New Zealand. [4] In 2023, she received a New Zealand Institute of Architects President's Award. [5]

Cox is also a trustee of the Futuna Chapel in Wellington. [1] [2]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "CITY TALKS: Make room for Herstory". New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora. New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Elizabeth Cox". Massey University Press - Authors. Massey University Press. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Dennett, Kelly (15 October 2022). "How early female architects, often overlooked, helped shape Kiwi buildings". Stuff. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. Waghorn, Kathy (9 December 2022). "Review: Making Space: A history of New Zealand Women in Architecture". ArchitectureNow. ArchitectureNow. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "2023 President's Awards". New Zealand Institute of Architects . Retrieved 12 August 2023.