Saint Teresa of Avila
Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer
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Helen Crooke
New Zealand international relief worker
Hilda Northcroft
New Zealand medical doctor and community leader
Gwen Somerset
New Zealander Gwen Somerset had a distinguished career as a progressive teacher of young children in primary school, as an adult educator, and as a pioneer of free play in preschool education. Her lectures and her writing inspired generations of playcentre members and shaped their beliefs and practices.
Sonja Loveday Davies
New Zealand nurse, labour activist, women’s rights activist, politician and peace campaigner
Lois Suckling
New Zealand optician and family planning reformer
Maria Atkinson
New Zealand pioneer, writer, and the first Pākehā woman to climb Mount Taranaki.
Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata
Katherine Te Rongokahira was representative of the intermarried descendants of high-ranking Māori and respected immigrants.
Kate Andersen
New Zealand teacher, community leader and writer
Te Reo Hura
Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Hine and Te Āti Awa, Rātana leader