Vivienne Boyd
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Dame Vivienne Myra Boyd, née Lowe (b. 1926) was knighted as DBE
in 1986 for her service in New Zealand
community and public affairs, included being president of the National Council of Women (1978-1982), a member and later chair of the Consumer Council (1975-1988) and chair of the Abortion Supervisory Committee (1979-1980).
She had active lay leadership roles in the Epuni Baptist Church, and wider New Zealand
Baptist roles as president of the Baptist Women’s League (1966-1968), as a member and later convenor of the Public Questions Committee (1967-1972, 1977-1979), as a member of the Baptist Union Council (1970-1985) and as president of the Baptist Union
(1984-1985). She was the first woman to hold the latter two positions.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1986 for her service in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
community and public affairs, included being president of the National Council of Women (1978-1982), a member and later chair of the Consumer Council (1975-1988) and chair of the Abortion Supervisory Committee (1979-1980).
She had active lay leadership roles in the Epuni Baptist Church, and wider New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Baptist roles as president of the Baptist Women’s League (1966-1968), as a member and later convenor of the Public Questions Committee (1967-1972, 1977-1979), as a member of the Baptist Union Council (1970-1985) and as president of the Baptist Union
Baptist Union of New Zealand
The Baptist Union of New Zealand is an association of Baptist churches in the country of New Zealand.Several Baptists settled in New Zealand in the 1840s, but the first Baptist minister, Decimus Dolamore from Yorkshire, England, did not arrive until May 1851...
(1984-1985). She was the first woman to hold the latter two positions.