Faith Thomas
Indigenous Australian nurse, cricketer and hockey player
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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.
Vera McWeeney
Irish sportswoman and sports journalist
Joan O’Reilly
Irish hockey player, athlete and sports administrator
Norma Stoker
Irish sportswoman
Iris Cummins
Irish engineer and hockey player
Cora Mildred Maris Clark
An enthusiastic player of what was a thoroughly physical contest (against mud and rough playing fields as well as the opposition), Clark held that no limitations should be placed on how women played or organised what she saw as ‘their’ game of hockey.
Ina Mabel Lamason
Ina Lamason was a sporting phenomenon. She represented New Zealand at cricket and hockey, was an international hockey umpire and served both sports as an administrator.
Dot Simons
In an era when the achievements of women in sport received scant regard from New Zealand newspapers and radio, Dot Simons made the field her own.