Jacobson, Ethel May (1877–1965)

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Jacobson, Ethel May (1877–1965)

New Zealand teacher, newspaper editor and manager, and journalist. Born Sept 6, 1877, at Lyttelton, New Zealand; died June 14, 1965, at Mt. Leinster, New Zealand; dau. of Charles Jacobson (newspaper editor and owner) and Margaret (Dougherty) Jacobson; Canterbury College, BA, 1900, MA, 1901.

Taught at Nelson College for Girls (1901–03); after father died, served as editor and business manager for his paper, Akaroa Mail, and Banks Peninsula Advertiser (1910–52).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).

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