Maria Dronke
Maria Dronke made a significant contribution to the theatre in her adopted country of New Zealand.
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Jessie Webb
After studying at the University of Melbourne, she began lecturing in the history department in 1908. She was one of the founders of University Women’s College, the Victorian Woman Graduates’ Association and the Lyceum Club.
Ethel Irene McLennan
The substantial legacy of this trailblazing plant pathologist includes the University of Melbourne’s fungal-rich herbarium and library, her scientific publications and her students’ ideas and investigations.
Maria Parloa
American domestic economist and author. She was an authority on the proper preparation of food and on household management upon which subjects she lectured and wrote extensively.
Rosina Buckman
Rosina Buckman is remembered for her infinite capacity for taking pains, for allowing nothing to interfere with her work, and above all for her unwavering dedication to the art of singing.
Maude Blackett
Maude Blackett was one of the first chief librarians to have been trained in New Zealand. She consistently promoted the professionalism of the country’s library service.
Diny Schramm
Dutch pianist known for making ‘serious’ music fun for a generation of New Zealand children
Máirín de Valera
Irish phycologist
Jessie Mackay
Jessie Mackay’s crusading spirit informed her poetry, and her poetry is a record of all the causes she held dear.
Louisa Lee Schuyler
American philanthropic social worker