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== Death and legacy == |
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Brewster died in Sydney's [[Royal North Shore Hospital]] in 1957. In May 1965 the Head Deaconess of Hornsby School dedicated the Agres Brewster Memorial Library to her.<ref name=plaque/> |
Brewster died in Sydney's [[Royal North Shore Hospital]] in 1957 and in October 1958 a library was proposed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trove |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/233758469?keyword=Agnes%20A%20Brewster |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=trove.nla.gov.au}}</ref> In May 1965 the Head Deaconess of Hornsby School dedicated the Agres Brewster Memorial Library to her.<ref name=plaque/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:39, 29 April 2024
Agnes Angus Brewster | |
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| Born | Sarah Agnes A. Brewster 29 April 29, 1874 |
| Died | 29 December, 1957 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | headmistress anf naturalist |
Sarah Agnes Angus Brewster or Agnes Angus Brewster (29 April 29, 1874 – 29 December, 1957) was an Australian headmistress and naturalist. She was the founding head of Sydney's Hornsby Girls' High School.
Life
Brewster was born in Sydney in 1874. Her English-born mother, Sarah (born Morton) gave birth to her in Belmore Barracks. Her Scottish-born father William Brewster was an armourer and they already had nine children when she was born.[1] She was a pupil-teacher and in 1893 she became a qualified teacher. She went to teacher training college[2] as she did not have a university education but she became a demonstrator of science at Sydney Technical College and in 1921 she was one of the first two women who they made a fellow.[1]
In 1916 she and Constance M. Le Plastrier published Botany for Australian students. Brewsrer was the illustrator of the book.[3]
She became the founding head of Hornsby Girls' High School in (one source says) 1931[1] (although a plaque at the school gives the date as 4 December 1930.)[4]
Death and legacy
Brewster died in Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital in 1957 and in October 1958 a library was proposed.[5] In May 1965 the Head Deaconess of Hornsby School dedicated the Agres Brewster Memorial Library to her.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Else-Mitchell, R., "Sarah Agnes Angus Brewster (1874–1957)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-04-29
- ^ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Brewster, Sarah Agnes Angus - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Botany for Australian students / by Agnes A. Brewster and Constance M. Le Plastrier ; with an... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ a b "Agnes Brewster | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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