Gay Williams

Barbara Gay Williams CNZM QSO JP is a retired New Zealand nurse.

Biography

Williams completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, with a thesis on nursing in the 1960s through to the 1990s. ^[1] Williams served as executive director of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, and led negotiations on pay and working conditions for nurses. ^[2]

Recognition

In the 1991 New Year Honours, Williams was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services. ^[3] In 1993 Williams was awarded a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. ^[4] In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to nursing. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Williams, Barbara (2000). The Primacy of the Nurse in New Zealand 1960s-1990s: Attitudes, Beliefs and Responses over Time (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington. doi: 10.26686/wgtn.16920781 .
2. "New Zealand's Women in Power: Where are they now?". Stuff. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. "No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 30.
4. "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – Register of recipients". The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – Register of recipients. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
5. "Queen honours artists, mathematicians, sports people and literary lights". NZ Herald. 3 June 2002. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
6. "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.