Ruth Page
Ruth Page came to prominence in 1955 when she led the controversial and much publicised Nelson women’s railway protest.
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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.
Annie Tocker
New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer
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.
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