Jane Ewart-Biggs
British politician and President of the British Committee of UNICEF, later serving as the Labour Party’s spokesperson on home affairs, consumer affairs and overseas development.
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Kathleen Browne
Irish agriculturist, writer and politician
Kathleen Behan
Irish republican
Robina Cameron
New Zealand district nurse, community leader and nursing inspector
Dr Sylvia Chapman
New Zealand doctor
Annie Smyth
New Zealand Salvation Army’s first overseas missionary and as one of its most outstanding officers.
Kathleen Coyle
Irish novelist
Jane Collier
She laid the foundations for educational attainment among blind people in New Zealand, when many assumed that the blind were incapable of leading productive lives.
Inez Peacocke
No other New Zealand writer has so convincingly depicted the life and times of Auckland in the years between the wars.
Challis Hooper
Challis Hooper’s long years of working for greater equality for women in New Zealand were recognised when she was appointed an OBE in 1969.