Women of science

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

A selection of New Zealand women scientists. A set in honour of Ada Lovelace Day, October.

science, scientists, women, Ada Lovelace, Ada Lovelace Day, technology, mathematics, engineering

Image: In the laboratory, 1962

In the laboratory, 1962

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Elizabeth Joan Batham

Elizabeth Joan Batham

Alexander Turnbull Library

Research paper

Lipid metabolism of mammalian erythrocytes with special reference to cellular aging : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements...

Massey University

Image: Muriel Emma Bell

Muriel Emma Bell

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Bell, Muriel Emma

Bell, Muriel Emma

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Dr. Muriel Bell, of Dunedin, ivho has been appointed nutritionist to the Department of Health, and medical research officer. She is a member of the Board of Health and also of the Medical Research Council. (Evening Post, 03 October 1940)

Dr. Muriel Bell, of Dunedin, ivho has been appointed nutritionist to the Department of Health, and medical research officer. She is a member of the...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Ellen Blackwell

Ellen Blackwell

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Blackwell, Ellen Wright

Blackwell, Ellen Wright

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Kathleen Maisey Curtis

Kathleen Maisey Curtis

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Curtis, Kathleen Maisey

Curtis, Kathleen Maisey

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Newspaper

PLANT PATHOLOGY (Evening Post, 13 January 1931)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

CAWTHRON INSTITUTE. (Colonist, 23 February 1920)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Perrine Moncrieff

Perrine Moncrieff

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Moncrieff, Pérrine

Moncrieff, Pérrine

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pérrine Moncrieff, 1976

Pérrine Moncrieff, 1976

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: From left; Perrine Moncrieff, Mr Martin, Mrs Claasen, Mr Gourlay, Mr Osborne (?).

From left; Perrine Moncrieff, Mr Martin, Mrs Claasen, Mr Gourlay, Mr Osborne (?).

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Moncrieff, Perrine Millais] 1893-1979 :[Woman sitting on beach, drawing. ca 1920]

[Moncrieff, Perrine Millais] 1893-1979 :[Woman sitting on beach, drawing. ca 1920]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Book

Connections: Perrine Moncrieff and Nelson: A summary of the Dr James Jenkins Memorial Lecture, 11 October 1999 - Nelson Historical Society Journal,...

Victoria University of Wellington

Newspaper

WOMEN NATURALISTS (Evening Post, 09 October 1935)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Beatrice Tinsley, a ‘bright star’

Beatrice Tinsley, a ‘bright star’

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Batham, Elizabeth Joan

Batham, Elizabeth Joan

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Marchasta areolata, Campbell, a New Monotypic Genus of the Marchantiaceae, Volume 81, 1953, Transactions of the Royal Society of the New Zealand Institute, 1953.

Marchasta areolata, Campbell, a New Monotypic Genus of the Marchantiaceae, Volume 81, 1953, Transactions of the Royal Society of the New Zealand In...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: First meeting of the Maori Education Foundation at Parliament Buildings, Wellington

First meeting of the Maori Education Foundation at Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Article

Joan Wiffen, a fossil expert

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Elasmosaur skull

Elasmosaur skull

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Dinosaur finder

Dinosaur finder

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Lucy Beatrice Moore

Lucy Beatrice Moore

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Moore, Lucy Beatrice

Moore, Lucy Beatrice

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: [Lucy Moore and Lucy Cranwell at Maungapohatu]

[Lucy Moore and Lucy Cranwell at Maungapohatu]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Harry Howard Barton Allan (left), Lucy Beatrice Moore (centre) and visiting scientist Dr G. F. Papenfuss, January 1949

Harry Howard Barton Allan (left), Lucy Beatrice Moore (centre) and visiting scientist Dr G. F. Papenfuss, January 1949

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Lucy Beatrice Moore, botanist, looking at a plant specimen with a microscope

Lucy Beatrice Moore, botanist, looking at a plant specimen with a microscope

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Myosotis lyallii subsp. elderi (L.B.Moore) Meudt & Prebble

Myosotis lyallii subsp. elderi (L.B.Moore) Meudt & Prebble

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of Lucy Cranwell-Smith

Creator unknown : Photograph of Lucy Cranwell-Smith

Alexander Turnbull Library

Newspaper

BOTANIST HONOURED (Evening Post, 27 January 1938)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Nancy M. Adams (1926-2007)

Nancy M. Adams (1926-2007)

DigitalNZ

Article

Biography of Nancy M. Adams

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Gaultheria species (mountain berry)

Gaultheria species (mountain berry)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ingrid Visser, scientist

Ingrid Visser, scientist

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Book

FIELD TRANSPORT - Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2001-02: VUWAE 46

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Woman inside a laboratory, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre

Woman inside a laboratory, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dominion Physical Laboratory staff in Gracefield, Lower Hutt, waiting for Eleanor Roosevelt's arrival

Dominion Physical Laboratory staff in Gracefield, Lower Hutt, waiting for Eleanor Roosevelt's arrival

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Anthea Abercrombie working in the Dominion Physical Laboratory in Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Anthea Abercrombie working in the Dominion Physical Laboratory in Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Currie, Barbara W : Portrait of Elsa Beatrice Kidson, 1905-1979

Currie, Barbara W : Portrait of Elsa Beatrice Kidson, 1905-1979

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wallaceville Research Centre staff; Jo Wilson with Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.

Wallaceville Research Centre staff; Jo Wilson with Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard.

Upper Hutt City Library