Mary Anne Reidy
Her contribution to backblocks nursing and the welfare of returned soldiers was recognised when she was made an MBE in 1956, and later when a room at the Te Awamutu RSA clubrooms was named after her.
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Hester Maclean
She was largely responsible for drafting the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act 1925, which gave nurses a more direct role in nursing administration.
Eva Gertrude Brooke
Eva Brooke was a quiet, serious-minded woman, a patriotic nurse respected by both her staff and the doctors with whom she worked during World War I.
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orleans (1412-1431) a French heroine and martyr.
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile (1187-1252), Queen of France
Agnes Macready
Agnes Macready should be regarded as the first Australian woman war correspondent, although there was no official system at this time for accreditation.
Louise Labé
French poet. At the siege of Perpignan she is said to have fought on horseback in the ranks of the Dauphin.
Jessie Bicknell
Jessie Bicknell helped establish postgraduate and specialist training for nurses in New Zealand.
Hēni Te Kiri Karamū
Te Arawa woman of mana, teacher, warrior, interpreter
Sikelgaita
Sikelgaita was a Lombard princess who commanded troops in her own right.