Rina Moore, 1923-1975.

Creator

Identifier

Hocken Collections Archives - MS-1537/384
d480

Description

Believed to be the first female of Maori descent to graduate in medicine in New Zealand, Rina Moore (nee Rohipa), of Ngati Kahungunu, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, and Rangitane, obtained her medical degree from Otago University in 1949.

Access Rights

Copyright for any use of this image resides with Dr Margaret Maxwell on behalf of the New Zealand Medical Women's Association and Karen Beatson.

Source

University of Otago Medical School Alumnus Association Inc. : Records, MS-1537/384
Image copied from D. Maxwell, (compiler) 'Women Doctors in New Zealand: an historical perspective, 1921-1986', IMS, Auckland, 1990, page 137.

Is Part Of

University of Otago Medical School, Alumnus Association Inc. : Records

Files

d480.jpg

Citation

unknown, “Rina Moore, 1923-1975.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5963.