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Nielsine Paget

New Zealand homemaker and community worker

Mabel Gunn

New Zealand district nurse and hospital matron

Mary Bernard

While her achievements in New Zealand were notable, it was for her earlier nursing experience that she was honoured after her death.

Winnifred Train

New Zealand army and civilian nurse, hospital matron, and nurses’ association leader

Dr Irena Białówna

In 1943, Dr. Irena Białówna was arrested by the Gestapo for her work in the underground resistance movement.

Dr Julia Strawn

Dr. Julia Strawn received her M.D. degree at the Hahneman Medical College, Chicago, in 1897.

Else Kienle

German doctor known for her activism against restrictive abortion laws

Besides her interest in theatre, fashion, literature, art, woodwork and car maintenance, she was a capable mountaineer with a penchant for rugged West Coast New Zealand terrain. Her warmth, energy and knowledge assisted many students to attain international standards of practice in physiotherapy and helped to firmly establish the profession in New Zealand.