Mary Elizabeth Grenside Hewett

Mary Elizabeth Grenside Hewett (24 May 1857 – 8 April 1892) was a New Zealand school principal. She was born on 24 May 1857.[1]

She had teaching qualifications from Queen's College, London, and had graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge.[2]

She was first Acting Head at Otago Girls' High School in Dunedin, and then from 1883 was the founding Lady Principal of Napier Girls’ High School.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Revell, Denis G. "Mary Elizabeth Grenside Hewett". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kay Morris Matthews (September 2003). "'Imagining Home': women graduate teachers abroad 1880-1930". History of Education. 32 (5): 529–545. doi:10.1080/0046760032000118327. ISSN 0046-760X. Wikidata Q104839545.