Viva Donaldson
Her contribution to the affairs of Whangārei during her several interwoven careers was that of a capable and sensible person.
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Mary Elizabeth Richmond
Richmond published slim volumes of poetry in 1898, 1903 and 1942. She was a prolific writer of letters, articles and sermons, and of songs, plays and stories for children.
Zillah Smith Gill
During many years of public service, Gill devoted herself to providing community services in Palmerston North, particularly for those who most needed them.
Dr Joan Y Reede
In 2001, Dr. Joan Reede was appointed Harvard Medical School’s first dean for diversity and community partnership. She is the first African American woman to hold a position of that rank at HMS and one of the few African American women to hold a deanship at a medical school in the United States.
Dr Kathleen R Annette
Dr. Kathleen Annette was the first woman in the Minnesota Ojibwe Nation to become a physician and the first woman in the Bemidji Indian Health Service to serve as an area director.
Dr Kelly Roberta Moore
Dr. Kelly R. Moore has expanded her clinical practice to take on more community issues, in the hope that her contribution can improve the overall health of American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. She is a captain in the United States Public Health Service, and a pediatrician with the Indian Health Service.
Dr Judith Flores
Judith Flores, M.D., developed an award-winning bilingual, bicultural asthma management program that reached out to New York City’s Hispanic community in Brooklyn. The program has improved the quality of life for people with asthma and reduced the severity of asthma attacks.
Marion Dickerman
American political activist
Lucille Vinyard
Known as the “Mother of Redwoods” for her environmental organizing, her work contributed to the creation of Redwood National Park in 1968 and its subsequent expansion in 1978.
Harriet Hayden
Harriet Bell Hayden, a prominent abolitionist and activist, sheltered freedom seekers in her home on Beacon Hill and dedicated her life to advocating for equal rights for all.