Helen Petrovna Blavatsky
Russian traveler, writer and theosophist
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Helen Marot
American labor leader
Sophie von La Roche
German author
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
Italian physician and educator, founder of the Montessori System of teaching children
Mary Louise Booth
American journalist and translator of important French works.
Alice Cary
American writer
Esther Glen
One of New Zealand’s finest writers for children. She has been commemorated since 1945 by the Esther Glen Award, which is given by the New Zealand Library Association for only ‘the most distinguished’ contributions to New Zealand literature for children.
Eve Maria Langley
During the 1930s Eve Langley had begun writing poetry and short stories, and these were widely published in New Zealand periodicals.
Esther Marion Pretoria James
Esther Marion Pretoria James was remarkable for the diversity of her achievements, and in the 1930s became a national celebrity during a sponsored walk of the length of New Zealand.
June Opie
June Opie was a polio survivor, clinical psychologist, writer and broadcaster who overcame discrimination against the disabled to achieve professional and personal success. Her memoir, Over my dead body (1957), was an international best-seller and brought her widespread fame.