Gay Williams Explained

Barbara Gay Williams 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. In 1993 Williams was awarded a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Williams . Barbara . 2000 . Doctoral thesis . The Primacy of the Nurse in New Zealand 1960s-1990s: Attitudes, Beliefs and Responses over Time . Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington . 10.26686/wgtn.16920781 . free .
2. Web site: New Zealand's Women in Power: Where are they now?. Stuff. en. 27 April 2020.
3. Web site: The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – Register of recipients. The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – Register of recipients. en-NZ. 27 April 2020.
4. News: Queen honours artists, mathematicians, sports people and literary lights. 3 June 2002. NZ Herald. 27 April 2020. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
5. Web site: Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002 . 3 June 2002 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 25 June 2020.