Miriam Dell

Dame Miriam Dell
ONZ DBE JP
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
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(m. 1946; died 2002)​
Children4

Dame Miriam Patricia Dell ONZ DBE JP (née Matthews; 14 June 1924 – 22 March 2022) was a New Zealand women's advocate, botanist and schoolteacher.[1] She was the president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1970 to 1974 and the first New Zealand president of the International Council of Women from 1979 to 1984. She established the Committee on Women, the forerunner to New Zealand's Ministry for Women. Her work promoting women's rights and advancement led to her being appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand in 1993, New Zealand's highest civilian honour.[2]

  1. ^ "Trailblazers: Dame Miriam Dell". New Zealand Herald. 16 September 2018. 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.