Amy Mona Anderson

Mona Anderson, author of A river rules my life (1963) and nine other books, was one of New Zealand’s most popular and successful non-fiction authors of the 1960s and 1970s. Her books gave readers a window into life on a remote high-country station, with self-deprecating humour and an affectionate eye for animals, landscape and country people.

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Dr Barbara Bates

In 1974, Dr. Barbara Bates developed and wrote a guide to patient history taking that has become the standard text for medical students.

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Dr Virginia Davis Floyd

Dr Virginia Davis Floyd makes a difference by extending medical care to underserved populations around the world and integrating indigenous medical traditions with Western methods.

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Yamila Bêgné

Yamila Bêgné has published four collections of short stories and three novels, including Los límites del control (The Control Limits) (2017), Cuplá (2019), and La Máquina de febrero (The February Machine) (2021).

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