Mary Henrietta Kingsley
English traveller, ethnologist and author
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Jean Neill Erwin
When the New Zealand Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps was formed in 1942, Jean Erwin was appointed to the position of commandant, Southern Military District, with the rank of senior commander (equivalent to major).
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.
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.
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile (1187-1252), Queen of France
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orleans (1412-1431) a French heroine and martyr.
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.