Ann O’Donnell
New Zealand farmer, grocer, hotel proprietor
New Zealand farmer, grocer, hotel proprietor
Pioneering advocate for indigenous and farmer rights in Ecuador, who played a key role in the early Ecuadorian feminist movement from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Superintendent of the Women’s Royal Naval Service in the Portsmouth command (1939–44), worked in the resettlement advice service of the British ministry of labour and national service (1945–8), and was chief administrative officer of the Women’s Land Army in its last years (1948–50).
Tough, spirited and independent, Bell McElligott responded to the needs of her family and friends throughout her life and helped others in practical ways. She fought for her beliefs, and took pride in the awards she received for her community and political activities.
Michiyo Tsujimura (辻村みちよ) was a Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist known for her pioneering work on green tea components. She was the first woman in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture.
One of New Zealand’s most popular and successful non-fiction authors of the 1960s and 1970s.
New Zealand farmer, midwife, nurse and businesswoman
Betty Julia Sullivan was a female pioneer in the field of chemical engineering, where she won several prestigious awards against strict competition.
Canadian journalist, agriculturalist, Women’s rights activist and suffragist.
Hannah Wilkinson Slater was an early American pioneer and inventor.