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Haurongo: Donley, Joan Elsa

Joan Donley, c. 1972

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Joan Donley, c. 1972

Joan Donley in her hospital midwife’s uniform, c. 1972. She was 56 when she became a full-time midwife, and 58 when she left the hospital environment to become a domiciliary midwife.

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Linda Bryder. 'Donley, Joan Elsa', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2018. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47047/joan-donley-c-1972 (accessed 4 June 2026).