Alice Casneau

A successful dressmaker and clubwoman, Alice Casneau had an active professional and public life in Boston during the turn of the 20th century.

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Jane Searle

In her parallel ministries within the Salvation Army and the National Council of Women, she used both her platform ability and her fine administrative skills to champion the cause of women.

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Julia Wallace

She was the first woman to become a city councillor in Palmerston North, serving from 1962 to 1968. Because of her disability, she worked tirelessly for the New Zealand Crippled Children Society.

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Ruth Page

Ruth Page came to prominence in 1955 when she led the controversial and much publicised Nelson women’s railway protest.

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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.

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