Emily Harris
New Zealand botanical artist
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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.
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