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Irish Red Cross volunteer
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Dr Margaret Chung
Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung was the first Chinese American woman to become a physician. She founded one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1920s. During World War II, she and her widespread network of “adopted sons,” most of them American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who called her “Mom,” became famous.
Mary Dawson
New Zealand servant, farmer, environmentalist and nurse
Nielsine Paget
New Zealand homemaker and community worker
Martha King
Martha King was New Zealand’s first resident botanical artist.
Thelma Kent
New Zealand photographer
Mabel Gunn
New Zealand district nurse and hospital matron
Mary Sutherland
Her farm forestry work was probably her most important contribution because of the way it helped reshape attitudes towards land use and break down barriers between farmers and foresters.
Lucy Moore
Lucy Moore was sometimes called ‘the mother of New Zealand botany’ and few botanists may ever again equal her range of expertise.
Mary Bernard
While her achievements in New Zealand were notable, it was for her earlier nursing experience that she was honoured after her death.