Miriam Dell

Dame Miriam Patricia Dell (née Matthews; 14 June 1924 – 22 March 2022) was a New Zealand women's rights activist, botanist and schoolteacher.[1] She was the president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1970 to 1974. She was the first New Zealand president of the International Council of Women from 1979 to 1984.[2]

Dame Miriam Dell

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Dell in 2011
Born
Miriam Patricia Matthews

(1924-06-14)14 June 1924
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died22 March 2022(2022-03-22) (aged 97)
Carterton, New Zealand
Known forWomen's rights advocacy
Spouse(s)
Richard Dell
(m. 1946; died 2002)
Children4

References

  1. "Trailblazers: Dame Miriam Dell". New Zealand Herald. 16 September 2018. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/trailblazers/news/trailblazers-dame-miriam-dell/DSZLNGOVD4OHJIO4PCVWU23O5U/. Retrieved 14 November 2020. 
  2. "New Zealand Honour recipient - Dame Miriam Dell, ONZ, DBE (1980) [CBE 1975]". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 November 2020.