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Harriott Ritchie

New Zealand hospital matron, servants’ home matron and dressmaker

Irish-New Zealand businesswoman whose energy and ability ensured that the company adapted, and survived lean as well as buoyant times. It provided employment for many shop assistants, dressmakers and managers, as other departments developed from the millinery and drapery business. Her buying trips ensured that some of the finest goods were imported into Auckland from European markets.

Annie Huggan

English-New Zealander textile worker, storekeeper, community leader and local politician

Phoebe Anna Traquair

Irish mural artist, craftworker, bookbinder and illustrator

Helen Smith

New Zealand clothing manufacturer and retailer, businesswoman

Bessie Spencer

New Zealand school principal, orchardist, community leader

Käthe Paulus

Pioneering figure in the field of aviation, renowned for her significant contributions as an inventor, particularly for developing the first collapsible parachute in 1910.

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis

Jewish-Austrian artist and educator who studied and then taught at the Weimer Bauhaus, working in textile design, printmaking, bookbinding, and typography.