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New Zealand nurse, tutor, hospital matron, nursing administrator

New Zealand doctor

A few years before her retirement in her mid 90s, Florence Keller was acclaimed the oldest practising surgeon in the world.

New Zealand school dental supervisor, journal editor

She helped Plunket nursing become a significant institution in New Zealand society, particularly in Auckland.

Joan Donley was a midwife whose advocacy of home births and natural childbirth helped shape modern midwifery in New Zealand.

New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, tutor and nurses’ association leader

New Zealand botanist, teacher and temperance campaigner

Monica McKenzie made a profound contribution to dietetic services in New Zealand.

Australian poet