Te Paea Cherrington
Ngāpuhi woman of mana
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Te Puea Hērangi
Waikato woman of mana and Kīngitanga leader
Martha Bragg
Ngāi Tahu dairy farmer and foster parent
Ngoi Pēwhairangi
Ngāti Porou shearer, performer, teacher, songwriter and cultural adviser
Kitty Lovell-Smith
New Zealand linotype operator, shop manager, feminist and community worker
Matilda Lo Keong
Matilda Kum, also named Cum Hong, was the first identified Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand, where she raised the first known family of entirely Chinese descent.
Blanche Carnachan
New Zealand teacher, educationalist and community worker
Lily Atkinson
New Zealand temperance campaigner, suffragist and feminist
Kathleen Delap
Irish activist in women’s organisations
Leslie de Barra
Irish republican and Red Cross pioneer