Joan Donley
Joan Donley was a midwife whose advocacy of home births and natural childbirth helped shape modern midwifery in New Zealand.
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Iris Martin
New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, tutor and nurses’ association leader
Monica McKenzie
Monica McKenzie made a profound contribution to dietetic services in New Zealand.
Grace Elizabeth Jennings Carmichael
Australian poet
Jessie Aspinall
Jessie Aspinall was the first female junior medical officer at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1906.
Isabella Fraser
Pioneer of professional nursing in New Zealand.
Inger Jacobsen
New Zealand midwife
Helen Crooke
New Zealand international relief worker
Hilda Northcroft
New Zealand medical doctor and community leader
Sonja Loveday Davies
New Zealand nurse, labour activist, women’s rights activist, politician and peace campaigner