Phoebe Myers
Phoebe Myers (13 June 1866–2 June 1947) was a New Zealand teacher and educational reformer.
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Myers was born in Nelson, New Zealand on 13 June 1866.[1] She graduated from Canterbury College in 1890 and taught in schools around Wellington, New Zealand, for the next forty years.[2] She enrolled at Victoria College in 1899, where she also taught as a biology demonstrator (1906–1912). Myers served on the General Council of Education, and was a member of the Wellington Philosophical Society. Myers was the first woman to represent her country at the League of Nations in Geneva, where she discussed women's and children's welfare in 1929.[1]
Myers' brother Sir Michael Myers was Chief Justice of New Zealand.[1]
References
- Berman, Susan Raechel. "Phoebe Myers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- https://royalsociety.org.nz/150th-anniversary/150-women-in-150-words/1918-1967/phoebe-myers/ Royal Society of New Zealand: 150 Women in 150 Words
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