Stothard, Sarah Sophia (1825/26–1901)
Stothard, Sarah Sophia (1825/26–1901)
New Zealand teacher. Name variations: Sophia Stothard. Born Sarah Sophia Stothard, c.1825–1826, in London, England; died Aug 29, 1901, in Auckland, New Zealand; dau. of Thomas Stothard (sculptor).
Earned English teacher's certificate and taught for several years in England and Wales before immigrating to New Zealand (1860); advocated for establishment of a secondary school for girls in Auckland, becoming 1st principal of Auckland Girls' Training and High School (1876); replaced by board with a man (1878); returned to private teaching.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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