Emily Harris
New Zealand botanical artist
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Pearl Dawson
Pearl Howard Dawson was a leading figure in the formative years of women’s team sports in New Zealand, particularly hockey, both as a player and administrator.
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
Margaret Buckingham
Distinguished British developmental biologist. Renowned for her work in myogenesis and cardiogenesis, Buckingham’s research focuses on how undifferentiated cells acquire tissue specificity during embryogenesis.
Rosalind Pitt-Rivers
Prominent British biochemist who made groundbreaking contributions to endocrinology
Louie Roberts
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.
Jane Cowley
Irish Sister of Mercy, Boer war nurse, and educator