Louise Henderson
Painter whose long and prodigious career left a huge and influential body of work, which is represented in all major public and many private collections in New Zealand.
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Josephine Mulvany
Years before the establishment of major hand-loom weaving guilds in New Zealand, two sisters, Sybil Mary and Josephine Mulvany, were operating a successful weaving business in Auckland. They helped revitalise the craft of fine fabric weaving in New Zealand.
Sybil Mary Mulvany
Years before the establishment of major hand-loom weaving guilds in New Zealand, two sisters, Sybil Mary and Josephine Mulvany, were operating a successful weaving business in Auckland. They helped revitalise the craft of fine fabric weaving in New Zealand.
Winifred Frances Wynne
With her sisters Winifred and Veronica, Emily Wynne developed the signature colour lines of the Avoca Woollen Mills in Ireland.
Veronica Wynne
With her sisters Winifred and Veronica, Emily Wynne developed the signature colour lines of the Avoca Woollen Mills in Ireland.
Emily Adelaide Wynne
With her sisters Winifred and Veronica, Emily Wynne developed the signature colour lines of the Avoca Woollen Mills in Ireland.
Aileen Mary Stace
Aileen Stace kept the craft of spinning popular by arranging demonstrations and exhibitions, both in her own spinning room and at public venues; the last exhibition she organised and minded took place in 1972.
Flora MacKenzie
Between 1962 and 1976 Flora MacKenzie appeared in court six times on brothel-keeping charges, and was twice imprisoned for periods of six months.
Philippa of Hainault
Founder of Queen’s College, Oxford
Elizabeth Keckley
Born into slavery, Elizabeth Keckley’s story is one of perseverance and ingenuity in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. As an African American businesswoman and philanthropist, Keckley defied stereotypes and redefined what an African American woman could accomplish in the Nineteenth Century.