Miriam Dell
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Dame Miriam Patricia Dell, DBE, CBE, ONZ (born 1924) was a founding member of the Hutt Valley Branch of the National Council of Women (NCW). Dell became National President of the Council in 1970.
In 1974 she became chairperson of the Committee on Women and was coordinator for International Women's Year, attending as a member of the New Zealand Government delegation at all three of the U.N. Conferences for the Decade of Women.
She was elected to the Board of Officers of the International Council of Women (ICW) in 1976 and was Int'l President 1979-1986, Hon. President 1986-1988 and was coordinator of the ICW Development Project Program until her retirement.
She was awarded a CBE in 1975, a DBE in 1980 and an Order of New Zealand (ONZ) in 1993.
Miriam Dell was associated or affiliated with the following organisations:
- the Anglican Church of New Zealand;
- Wellington Airport Independent Review Panel;
- National Museum Council;
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papatongarewa Project Development Board;
- National Council of Women;
- Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association;
- New Zealand Federation of University Women;
- The Commonwealth Foundation;
- International Council of Women;
- 1993 Suffrage Centennial Year Trust;
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand (ECO);
- New Zealand Conservation Authority;
- Wellington Conservation Board ([1]).
