Agnes Brewster
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] The family was said to date back to 1561 when Elizabeth the first had granted a coat of arms.[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] During her seven years at the school she established plants into a designed garden, she put books in the library and pictures in the corridirs. Courts were built so that the girls could play tennis. She retired on 31 January 1938 and she rook a renewed interest in Science.[1]
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 d e 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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