Jessie Aitken
New Zealand community worker and political activist
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Mary Grigg
Throughout her career Mary had made a point of speaking out on issues directly relevant to women. While her involvement in voluntary work reflected the conventions of her class and society, by standing for public office she had broken new ground for women in her family and in her political party.
Dorothy Blomfield
New Zealand welfare worker and local politician
Fuzz Barnes
New Zealand law clerk and political activist
Joan Cochran
New Zealand social reformer, sex educator and teacher
Joan Wood
A strong and determined woman, Joan Wood made a major contribution to the educational and artistic life of New Zealand. Thousands of New Zealanders, particularly women and children, have benefited from the play centre movement she helped found.
Ellen Ellis
New Zealand feminist and writer
Unui Doo
Chinese-New Zealand businesswoman, shopkeeper and community leader
Patricia Hoey
Irish journalist, suffragist and nationalist
Patricia Redlich
Irish journalist and psychologist