Edith Somerville
Irish writer
Irish writer
As one of New Zealand’s most distinguished nurses, she had not only cared for the sick and wounded but contributed to the welfare of the young.
Irish novelist
Senior Superintendent of Nurses in the United States
Irish cookery expert and writer
New Zealand teacher, novelist, journalist, feminist
Caroline Howard achieved national prominence in 1874 as one of those involved in a celebrated controversy about Irish women immigrants in New Zealand. She was also well known throughout Otago during the 1860s as a businesswoman and public figure.
New Zealand journalist, editor, community leader
New Zealand journalist
Irish novelist, playwright, and political activist