Miriam Saphira | |
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| Born | 1941 Kaimiro |
| Awards | New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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| Doctoral advisor | Jeff Field, John Alasdair Gribben, Guy von Sturmer |
Miriam Edna Saphira née Gibson CNZM is a New Zealand lesbian activist, poet, artist and psychologist. Saphira founded New Zealand's only museum of lesbian culture, The Charlotte Museum. Saphira was awarded a New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal, and in 2022 was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the LGBTQIA+ community.