Pearl Howard Dawson

Pearl Howard Dawson (29 April 1887 – 16 May 1987) was a New Zealand veterinarian, hockey and cricket player, and sports administrator.

Dawson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 29 April 1887. She attended Wellesley Street Primary School and Auckland Grammar School. She hoped to become a doctor but as her father opposed this she became an apprentice to an Auckland veterinary surgeon. She became the first woman veterinarian in Auckland after getting a diploma.

Dawson died in Auckland, just after her 100th birthday.