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In Gisborne, Poverty Bay, Joan and Walter have to adapt quickly to colonial life. Joan is safely delivered of twin sons and before long has become a leading figure in the local Plunket Society, set up to promote infant welfare. Walter’s views about the best way to treat the victims of a poliomyelitis epidemic spark a row and soon an enquiry is set up to investigate the running of the public hospital.
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Robson, J. (2016). ‘Ignoble Motives’. In: Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311849_14
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