Joan Donley
Joan Donley was a midwife whose advocacy of home births and natural childbirth helped shape modern midwifery in New Zealand.
Category Archives: Activism > Women’s Rights
Continue reading
Emily Hill
New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and suffragist
Maud England
New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
Sophia Stothard
A pioneer in women’s education in New Zealand
Learmonth Dalrymple
New Zealand educationalist
Catherine Fulton
New Zealand diarist, community leader, philanthropist, social reformer and suffragist
Sonja Loveday Davies
New Zealand nurse, labour activist, women’s rights activist, politician and peace campaigner
Phoebe Myers
Phoebe Myers was a formidable and tenacious woman whose ability as a teacher and political activist ensured that women’s interests became better represented in the New Zealand education system.
Lily Atkinson
New Zealand temperance campaigner, suffragist and feminist
Kathleen Delap
Irish activist in women’s organisations