Inez Peacocke
No other New Zealand writer has so convincingly depicted the life and times of Auckland in the years between the wars.
No other New Zealand writer has so convincingly depicted the life and times of Auckland in the years between the wars.
Challis Hooper’s long years of working for greater equality for women in New Zealand were recognised when she was appointed an OBE in 1969.
A few years before her retirement in her mid 90s, Florence Keller was acclaimed the oldest practising surgeon in the world.
New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, tutor and nurses’ association leader
New Zealand botanist, teacher and temperance campaigner
New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and suffragist
New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and political activist
New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist
Ellen Greenwood made an important contribution to organising charitable aid in a way which delivered effective help to women often ignored or rejected by society in New Zealand.