Margaret Kissling
The Kisslings established a Māori girls’ boarding school in buildings which Bishop G. A. Selwyn had purchased from William Spain at Kohimarama (Mission Bay).
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Marianne Williams
Marianne Williams was the first substantial witness to record, from a woman’s point of view, early domestic interaction among Māori and Pākehā.
Christina Kirk Henderson
Her mother’s mission work led Christina to take an active role in the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union of New Zealand. She served as secretary (1917–20) and president (1930–32), but her main contribution was her editorship, from 1923 until 1946, of Harvest Field, the union’s magazine.
Mary Isabel Lambie
Her innovation helped shape the future of New Zealand nursing.
Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231)
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orleans (1412-1431) a French heroine and martyr.
Isabella of Castile
Isabella (1451-1504), Queen of Castile
Helena Flavia
Saint Helena (247-328), wife of Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Constantine the Great. She won the gratitude of the Christian community by her zeal for the advancement of religion and her acts of piety and munificence.
Theodora
Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian I
Saint Genevieve
WhenvClovis besieged the city, Genevieve, with her sisters in religion, set out on an expedition for the relief of the starving people and successfully conveyed to Paris a supply of provisions. After Clovis’s conversion the city opened its gates to him by her advice. In 511 she formed the plan of erecting a church in Paris in honor of Saints Peter and Paul.