Jean Hay
New Zealand teacher, broadcaster and early childhood educator
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Jessie Hetherington
The first woman to be an inspector of secondary schools in New Zealand
Jane Bulstrode
The two Bulstrode sisters were Englishwomen who came to New Zealand to take charge of Hukarere Native Girls’ School in Napier in 1899.
Emily Bulstrode
The two Bulstrode sisters were Englishwomen who came to New Zealand to take charge of Hukarere Native Girls’ School in Napier in 1899.
Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen
African-American writer, temperance activist and music professor
Mary Hannay Foott
Scottish-Australian poet
Frances Haselden
New Zealand headmistress
Gwen Somerset
New Zealander Gwen Somerset had a distinguished career as a progressive teacher of young children in primary school, as an adult educator, and as a pioneer of free play in preschool education. Her lectures and her writing inspired generations of playcentre members and shaped their beliefs and practices.
Helen Stace
New Zealand school matron
Helen Gibson
New Zealand teacher and school principal