Dr Helen Deem
New Zealand doctor
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.
English author who wrote mainly about life in New Zealand.
Australian poet