Mary Ellen
New Zealand rural women’s advocate, community leader and hairdresser
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Rachel Reynolds
New Zealand social worker, community leader
Rere-ō-maki
New Zealand Māori leader
Pinepine Te Rika
Tūhoe woman of mana
Te Puea Hērangi
Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader
Shirley Smith
New Zealand human-rights campaigner and trail-blazing lawyer. As a community activist from the early 1950s she fought for social and political reform, while as a lawyer she spoke for those who had no voice and pursued equal rights for all.
Patricia Bartlett
Patricia Bartlett became a household name in 1970s New Zealand when she stood against the tide of social change which promoted more relaxed attitudes to sexuality.
Mary Taylor
Although her ideas were considered less radical as the nineteenth century drew to a close, in her emphasis on the value of work for women and on the right of women to lead their own lives, Mary Taylor was more uncompromising than most feminists of her time.
Maria Rye
Social reformer and a promoter of emigration from England, especially of young women living in Liverpool workhouses, to the colonies of the British Empire, especially Canada.
Rosetta Baume
New Zealand teacher, feminist and community leader