Benson, Gertrude (1886–1964)
Benson, Gertrude (1886–1964)
New Zealand professor. Name variations: Gertrude Helen Rawson. Born Jan 25, 1886, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died Feb 20, 1964, in Dunedin, New Zealand; dau. of Joseph Cordingley Rawson and Agnes Annie (Cragg) Rawson; Newnham College, University of Cambridge, BSc, 1919; m. William Noel Benson (geologist), 1923 (died 1957).
Became professor of home science and dean of faculty at School of Home Science, University of Otago (1920); was founder of New Zealand branch of Federation of University Women (1920); was a member of Senate of University of New Zealand (1939–48).
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