Mary Dawson
New Zealand servant, farmer, environmentalist and nurse
New Zealand servant, farmer, environmentalist and nurse
New Zealand rural women’s advocate, community leader and hairdresser
New Zealand dressmaker, farmer and domestic servant
Irish agriculturist, writer and politician
New Zealand farmer and landowner
New Zealand poultry farmer
Ngāi Tahu dairy farmer and foster parent
Ngāti Porou shearer, performer, teacher, songwriter and cultural adviser
New Zealand runholder who became the first woman in the history of New Zealand to be given her own land in 1854
Her strong and forthright personality, and her determination to provide for herself and her children earned Helen Gibb the respect of the Motunau community and a secure place in its history.