Nellie Coad
Nellie Euphemia Coad (15 October 1883–6 September 1974) was a New Zealand teacher, community leader, and writer.[1] She was an alumna of Wellington Girls' College and Victoria College, where she received her MA in 1914.[1] Coad taught at Wellington Girls' College between 1917 and 1938, where she became "the head of the department of history, civics and geography," and authored several textbooks on the same subjects.[2] She also participated in the New Zealand Women Teachers Association, where she fought for better salaries for female teachers and equal accommodations for female student athletes.[1] After retiring from teaching, Coad toured Europe, eventually living in England, and served as an air raid warden in London during World War II.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hughes, Beryl. "Nellie Euphemia Coad". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Coad, Nellie Euphemia, 1883-1974". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
External links
"Nellie Euphemia Coad, [circa 1930s]". Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library: Manuscripts and Pictorials. National Library of New Zealand.