Phoebe Myers

She was one of the first women to teach science at college level in New Zealand, and the first woman to represent her country at the League of Nations.

[1][4] In 1914 the federated New Zealand Women Teachers' Association was formed, and Myers played a leading role, as president from 1914 to 1916 and Vice-president 1916–1919.

She worked for the Victoria League, whose remit was to increase understanding and cooperation with the countries of the then British Empire.

[2] Myers was the first woman to represent her country at the League of Nations in Geneva, where she discussed women's and children's welfare in 1929.

[1] In 2017, Myers was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Aparangi's 150 women in 150 words.