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Florence Harsant

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Florence Marie Harsant QSM (née Woodhead, 19 September 1891 – 19 June 1994) was a New Zealand temperance worker, nurse, community leader and writer. She was born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand on 19 September 1891.[1]

In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[2]

References

  1. ^ Maclean, Sally. "Florence Marie Harsant". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 48641". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1981. p. 45.