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Dame Miriam Patricia Dell (née Matthews, born 14 June 1924) is a New Zealand women's advocate.
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Early life and family
Miriam Patricia Matthews was born in 1924, the daughter of Ruby Miriam Crawford and Gerald Matthews. She studied science at the University of Auckland, and at age 22 in 1946, she married Richard Dell.
Honours
In the 1975 New Year Honours, Dell was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public services. In the 1980 New Year Honours, Dell was promoted to the rank of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. On 6 February 1993, Dell was the 22nd appointee to the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civil honour. In 2013 the New Zealand Association for Women in Science launched an Award for excellence in science mentoring and named the award in honour of Dell.