Deirdre Milne - Papers, 1970 - 1984

A barrister by profession, Deirdre Milne has had a long and influential connection with New Zealand's 2nd wave feminist movement. She was convener of the abortion workshops at the first United Women's Convention in Auckland in 1973; a founding member of the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) and the National Organisation for Women (NOW); served as a trustee for the Women's Refuge Foundation and has contributed to ethics committees. A founding partner of the gay-oriented Auckland law firm Milne Ireland Walker (later LawWorks), Deidre Milne is also a past chair of the NZ AIDS Foundation. Having been a Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit (DCNZM) on December 31, 2003, Deirdre Milne was redesignated as Dame Companion of the Order (DNZM) in 2009.