Helen Simpson
Helen Simpson is principally remembered for writing The women of New Zealand, published in 1940 as one of a series of government-sponsored centennial surveys.
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Julia Wallace
She was the first woman to become a city councillor in Palmerston North, serving from 1962 to 1968. Because of her disability, she worked tirelessly for the New Zealand Crippled Children Society.
Leila Hurle
New Zealand principal and senior school inspector
Nancy Russell
Through her imaginative direction of drama and her insistence on clear oral expression, Nancy Russell made a notable contribution to the development of effective spoken and written communication among her many pupils in Taranaki.
Nellie Schroder
New Zealand teacher and community leader
Rua Gardner
New Zealand headmistress
Ruth Page
Ruth Page came to prominence in 1955 when she led the controversial and much publicised Nelson women’s railway protest.
Mary Leo Niccol
Sister Mary Leo was New Zealand’s best-known singing teacher in her time.
Evelyn Rawlins
Evelyn Rawlins taught music in Palmerston North for over 65 years.
Miriam Bridelia Soljak
A New Zealander through and through, she asserted her nationality and championed the cause of urban Maori and working-class women fearlessly and with total commitment.