Violet Roche
Her superb diplomacy and indefatigable energy enabled her to maintain New Zealand-wide support at an unprecedented level for 20 years for a charity based on the other side of the world.
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Emily Maguire
She was typical of many married women who, in lieu of pursuing a career, put their energies into promoting social and political causes.
Evelyn Rawlins
Evelyn Rawlins taught music in Palmerston North for over 65 years.
Miriam Bridelia Soljak
A New Zealander through and through, she asserted her nationality and championed the cause of urban Maori and working-class women fearlessly and with total commitment.
Margaret Thorn
The realities of working-class life made her a lifelong rebel against poverty and injustice, especially as they affected women.
Annie Tocker
New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer
Lettie Allen
New Zealand public servant, political activist, feminist and local politician
René Shadbolt
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital matron and political activist
Mary Powell
New Zealand temperance worker and suffragist
Helen Mary Wilson
Helen Wilson achieved recognition as a leading figure in the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union and, in later years, as a writer.