Ellen Swallow Richards
American sanitary chemist, educator, and author
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Hannah Retter
Muaūpoko; founding mother, midwife
Eleanor Southey Baker McLaglan
New Zealand doctor
Maura Scannell
Irish botanist
Jean Mary Sandel
One of two surgeons employed by the Taranaki Hospital Board, she rapidly established a reputation for her ability and diligence; by 1964 she was the leader of the surgical department’s staff of eight.
Esther Seager
The Seagers carried out innovative, humane, and imaginative policies in their treatment of the patients at Sunnyside asylum in New Zealand.
Grace Margaret Wilson
On the outbreak of the first world war Wilson joined the Australian Army Nursing Service and was appointed principal matron of the first military district. In 1915 she proceeded overseas as principal matron of the 3rd Australian general hospital, one of several positions she would occupy during the war.
Helen Stephen Cowie
Dr Helen, as she was known, specialised in obstetrics and anaesthetics
Catherine Carran
New Zealander who experienced the wars of the north, the goldrush, pioneering on a sheep run and small farms, and acting as midwife and nurse to a region in the process of settlement, and met all these challenges with exceptional fortitude.
Mabel Osgood Wright
Popular American nature writer and novelist