Reremoana Hakiwai
Reremoana could move comfortably between Māori and Pākehā worlds, creating lasting friendships and associations. She gave freely of her time, helped those who were less fortunate, and was a gracious and generous host.
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Elizabeth Andreas Evatt
Elizabeth Evatt is an eminent Australian reformist lawyer and jurist. A leading trailblazer, her support of women’s civil and human rights has left Australia with a significant and lasting legacy. Evatt became the first Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia, the first female judge of an Australian federal court, the first female Member of the Federal Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and the first Australian to be elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Maata Mahupuku
Ngāti Kahungunu woman of mana
Mākereti Papakura
Tūhourangi woman of mana, guide, ethnographer
Materoa Reedy
Ngāti Porou woman of mana
Miraka Szászy
Mira Szászy emerged from a humble upbringing to become one of the greatest Māori leaders and proponents of mana wāhine in the twentieth century. Throughout her life, Mira pushed for education, health and social reforms, and helped shape twentieth-century cultural and gender politics and forge new pathways for Māori women. She dedicated her life to te ao Māori, Māori women, and upholding the principles of humanity, social justice and equality.
Hertha Ayrton
Hertha Ayrton was an engineer and mathematician. She was awarded the Royal Society’s Hughes Medal, and is well known as a suffragette.
Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale studied at Queen’s College, London where she became the first female mathematics tutor. She became Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College and a founder of St Hilda’s College, Oxford.
Dr Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919), an American suffragist leader, minister and physician.
Mary Augusta Humphry Ward
Immensely popular English novelist.