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.
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.
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 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 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.
Dutch pianist known for making ‘serious’ music fun for a generation of New Zealand children
Irish phycologist
Jessie Mackay’s crusading spirit informed her poetry, and her poetry is a record of all the causes she held dear.
American philanthropic social worker
American educator
In the 1930s, Stella Pines led a movement which sought to make postgraduate education for nurses available at Australian universities.