Mary Francis Bridgeman
Irish Sister of Mercy, educator, and Crimean war nurse
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Khawlah bint al-Azwar
Arabian heroine, who, in the famous battle of the Yermonks, between the Greeks and the Arabs, in the seventh century, rallied the Arabs, when they were driven back by the furious onset of their assailants, and, with several other of the chief women, took the command of the army.
Anne Chamberlaine
Putting on the dress of a sailor, she joined the crew of a fine ship, commanded by one of her brothers; and in an engagement with the French, she fought most gallantly for upwards of six hours.
Jessie Scott
New Zealand medical doctor, medical officer and prisoner of war.
Lucy Cane
Irish public servant and assistant director of the Women’s Royal Naval Service during WWI
Anne Kennedy
South Carolina Patriot during the American Revolution
Gladys Tompkins
New Zealand nurse, prisoner of war
Janet Moore
New Zealand civilian and army nurse, nursing administrator, hospital matron
Janet Gillies
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, army nursing administrator
Emily Nutsey
New Zealand nurse, civilian and army matron