Helen Rulison Shipley [SEP] sex or gender
Helen Rulison Shipley
Helen Rulison Shipley (née Helen Rulison) (July 23, 1870 – June 6, 1955) was Nevada’s first female dentist. Born in Dayton, Nevada, US, she had at least two siblings, brothers, who were dentists. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1889, and then worked as a teacher. When she returned to school, she studied dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco. After graduation in 1896, she practiced in San Francisco until 1907
the Royal Australian Mint.
Notable recipients.
- Jill Amos – politician, activist
- Mary Batchelor – politician, advocate for women's equality
- Dorothy Quita Buchanan – composer and teacher
- Helen Clark – politician
- Joy Cowley – author
- Lowell Goddard – jurist
- Catherine Healy – sex workers' rights activist
- Annette King – politician
- Areta Koopu - social worker and Māori activist
- Jenny Shipley – politician
- Cheryll Sotheran – museum administrator
- Marilyn Waring –