Obituary Mrs Megan Grant (Press, 3 December 1987)
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Summary: Obituary Mrs Megan Grant (Press, 3 December 1987)
Megan Grant, a prominent Auckland abortion-law campaigner and self-identified radical feminist, passed away at the age of 64 on 3 December 1987. She held significant roles as the former Auckland branch president of the National Organisation for Women and the Abortion Law Reform Association. In 1977, Grant co-founded the Sisters Overseas Service, a initiative that facilitated travel for women seeking abortions in Sydney. Additionally, she contributed to the Bruce Burnett AIDS clinic at Auckland Hospital. Grant's interest in feminism was deeply rooted in her conviction about individual rights. As a child, she expressed her beliefs by choosing to wear a white Remembrance Poppy instead of the traditional red one, which she perceived as a celebration of war. At her funeral, attendees carried white flowers in alignment with her sentiments. Identifying as a radical feminist, she supported the more extreme elements of the movement, stating, “The revolutionaries are the spearhead. We need them to ginger us up and make us question. If we don’t question, we don’t change.” She is survived by her husband and three children: two daughters and a son.
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