Annie Cleland Millar
New Zealand baker and businesswoman
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Katrine Mackay
lthough Katrine had no formal schooling after the age of 10, at 17 she was reckoned to be ‘a prodigy in literature’, as by then she had published serially in the Australian Journal a novel, ‘Eve’s Sacrifice’, and had numerous novelettes and short stories printed in the Australasian, Hamilton Spectator and Sydney Bulletin.
Mildred Trent
Described as ‘one of the best known, most public-spirited, and most useful women in Canterbury’.
Bell McElligott
Tough, spirited and independent, Bell McElligott responded to the needs of her family and friends throughout her life and helped others in practical ways. She fought for her beliefs, and took pride in the awards she received for her community and political activities.
Edith Niederer
Dairy farmer active in the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union
Michiyo Tsujimura
Michiyo Tsujimura (辻村みちよ) was a Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist known for her pioneering work on green tea components. She was the first woman in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture.
Catherine Mathieson
New Zealand community leader
Theodora FitzGibbon
Irish cookery expert and writer
Nellie Cashman
Irish-American/Canadian frontier entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mary Hean Alexander, Sr
British wine and spirit merchant