Sybil Lupp
The first New Zealand woman to achieve national prominence in motor racing and to establish a significant automotive business
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Mary Sutherland
New Zealand farmer and landowner
Maud England
New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
Mary King
New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist
Annette Clifford
New Zealand property owner and landlord
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
Flo Humphries
New Zealand boarding-house manager, trade unionist and consumer advocate
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.
Kitty Lovell-Smith
New Zealand linotype operator, shop manager, feminist and community worker
Mary Hood
New Zealand businesswoman