Tough, spirited and independent, Bell McElligott responded to the needs of her family and friends throughout her life and helped others in practical ways. She fought for her beliefs, and took pride in the awards she received for her community and political activities.
Dairy farmer active in the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union
Michiyo Tsujimura (辻村みちよ) was a Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist known for her pioneering work on green tea components. She was the first woman in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture.
New Zealand community leader
Irish cookery expert and writer
Irish-American/Canadian frontier entrepreneur and philanthropist
British wine and spirit merchant
Irish distiller and philanthropist
Even though she lived her life amidst a series of bloody revolutions, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin spun gold from grapes.
During the war in that role, via practical demonstrations, pamphlets and a BBC radio broadcast called Kitchen Front, she advised Britain on how to eat well and stay healthy using the rationed, limited and sometimes unpalatable foodstuffs available.