Jessie Hetherington
The first woman to be an inspector of secondary schools in New Zealand
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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
Mary Gibson
New Zealand teacher and school principal
Kate Andersen
New Zealand teacher, community leader and writer
Edna Pearce
New Zealand kindergarten teacher and director, policewoman, and internment camp supervisor; first policewoman in the coutnry to make an arrest