Mary King
New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist
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Annette Clifford
New Zealand property owner and landlord
Flo Humphries
New Zealand boarding-house manager, trade unionist and consumer advocate
Matilda Meech
New Zealand shopkeeper and businesswoman. In 1891, Meech filed suit against Wellington City Council for the pollution of her baths caused by their destructor plant; she won the case and £200 as compensation
Kitty Lovell-Smith
New Zealand linotype operator, shop manager, feminist and community worker
Mary Hood
New Zealand businesswoman
Mary Jane Milne
Irish-New Zealand businesswoman whose energy and ability ensured that the company adapted, and survived lean as well as buoyant times. It provided employment for many shop assistants, dressmakers and managers, as other departments developed from the millinery and drapery business. Her buying trips ensured that some of the finest goods were imported into Auckland from European markets.
Matilda Lo Keong
Matilda Kum, also named Cum Hong, was the first identified Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand, where she raised the first known family of entirely Chinese descent.
Katty Barry
Irish restaurateur and famous Cork character
Teresa Mulally
Irish educationist, businesswoman and philanthropist