Edith Howes
Edith Annie Howes (29 August 1872 – 9 July 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, writer and educationalist.[1] She was born in London, England on 29 August 1872 to Cecilia Brown and William Howes as one of five children. The family immigrated to New Zealand when she was a child. She went to Kaiapoi Borough School where she later became a pupil teacher. In 1893 she completed her training to become a teacher at Christchurch. She taught at several different schools including Ashburton, Wanganui, and Makarewa before becoming the infant mistress at Gore School in 1899. She eventually rose to the position of headmistress which she held from 1914 until 1917. In 1917 she moved to the Wellington Girls college where she was the head of the junior department. She stayed in this position until 1919 when she retired from teaching.[1]
References
- 1 2 Murray, Heather. "Howes, Edith Annie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
External links
- Works by Edith Howes at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edith Howes at Internet Archive
- Works by Edith Howes at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
