Annie Tocker
New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer
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Mary Campbell
Mary Campbell’s life was devoted to education in its widest sense. She sought to be informed, to empathise with people and to seek fair and equitable solutions to social and personal problems. Her home was a haven for those in need of hospitality.
Mary Agnes Canty
New Zealand Catholic nun, teacher and nursing school matron
Lily Rees
New Zealand writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
Marion Thompson
Founding principal of Solway Girls’ College
Helen Mary Wilson
Helen Wilson achieved recognition as a leading figure in the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union and, in later years, as a writer.
Elida Rumsey Fowle
American singer, philanthropist, and Union nurse during the American Civil War
Mabel Whitaker
During her long career as a country school teacher, Mabel Whitaker made a lasting impression on many hundreds of pupils.
Mary St Domitille Hickey
New Zealand Catholic nun, school principal and historian
Sarah Jackson
New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager and community leader