Education
Born in Waihi in 1904 to George and Margaret Barron, she was educated at local schools in Waihi. She later apprenticed in pharmacy with her father. She was named a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) in 1925.
Born in Waihi in 1904 to George and Margaret Barron, she was educated at local schools in Waihi. She later apprenticed in pharmacy with her father. She was named a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) in 1925.
She took her religious vows three years later, taking the name Sister Mary Gabriel. She taught music at Otahuhu Convent from 1933 to 1937. She founded the pharmacy at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in 1937 and served as its primary pharmacist from 1937 to 1975, when she retired.
She died on Leap Year"s Day 1988, aged 83.
Foundation Member, New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists"s Association
Member, Auckland Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society
First woman Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society in New Zealand
In 1975 she was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire 1975 for her "services to pharmacy".
