Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso
1800s missionary, teacher and Bible translator in New Zealand
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Violet May Cottrell
May Cottrell published more than 1,000 articles in 13 countries.
Ada Florence Kinton
Canadian artist, teacher, Salvation Army officer, and newspaper edito
Puhi-o-Aotea Rātahi
Puhi-o-Aotea Rātahi was the third president of the Rātana church.
Dr Barbara Lewis King
Bishop Barbara Lewis King, affectionately called Dr. Barbara, is the Founder/Minister of the Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2001, she became the first female to be enstooled as a Chief at Assin Nsuta, Ghana, West Africa.
Kiyome Tsuda
Kiyome Hirai Tsuda was a kibei, a US citizen educated in Japan, who exemplified the deep connections between Hawai‘i and Japan before World War II.
Áine Hardiman
Dominican nun, community activist and anti-apartheid campaigner
Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee
She became the Navy’s first female line officer on 3 August 1942. Commissioned a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve, she simultaneously undertook the demanding task of Director of the Navy’s newly-established Women’s Reserve. In November 1943, following the passage of new legislation by the Congress, she was promoted to the rank of Captain.
Annette Paul
Annette Paul was one of a small number of educated women who were influential in the fledgeling Salvation Army in New Zealand.
Haruko Takahashi
Japanese-American Shintō priestess who spent part of World War II imprisoned at Honouliuli Internment Camp on O’ahu, Hawai’i