Juliet Cooke and Lucille M. Dunbar
Juliette Montague Cooke initially led the Molokai branch of the Women’s Committee, later succeeded by
Beatrice Castle
As the founding chair of the Hawaiian Allied War Relief Auxiliary, Beatrice Castle organized women’s
Helen Damon
Taking over for Beatrice Castle during her absence, Helen Strong Damon maintained momentum and expanded
Anne Whitney
Anne W. Whitney ran the surgical dressing production in the ‘Throne Room’ workspace in the
Florence Ivers, Gertrude Carter, Harriett Macfarlane, Grace Wilder
Florence S. Ivers, Gertrude R. Carter, Harriett R. Macfarlane, and Grace C. Wilder formed the
Abigail Kalanianaole and Abigail Kawananakoa
These members of the Hawaiian royal family led their own knitting and garment-making units, such
Mary C. Alexander
Mary C. Alexander served with the Red Cross in postwar France, providing vital reconstruction work
Alma Clark
Alma Clark served as a nurse’s aide in the Hawaii Ward of the American Military
Margaret Melville
Margaret Melville was a school principal and suffrage advocate who worked to link the women’s
Mary E. Soper
Mary E. Soper launched the “Trinket Fund” in 1917, a creative campaign that encouraged Hawaiians