Andersen, Catherine Ann (1870–1957)
Andersen, Catherine Ann (1870–1957)
New Zealand teacher and writer. Name variations: Catherine Ann McHaffie. Born Catherine Ann McHaffie, Aug 1, 1870, at Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand; died on Sept 15, 1957, in Auckland, New Zealand; dau. of James McHaffie and Ellen (Leatherbarrow) McHaffie; m. Johannes Carl Andersen (clerk), 1900.
Trained as teacher at Christchurch Normal School and was certified in 1891; taught at Normal School until 1900; worked to establish free kindergarten in Christchurch (1910); helped found Canterbury Women's Club (1913); active in Wellington After-care Association (1920s); helped found Wellington Lyceum Club, which fostered creative writing and published their work in Lyceum (1932).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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