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Spencer in 1945

Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer OBE (16 November 1872 – 23 October 1955) was a notable New Zealand school principal, orchardist and community leader. She was born in Napier, New Zealand, in 1872.[1]

Spencer founded the New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes in 1921, being inspired to do so after attending a craft exhibition in London in 1919.[2]

In the 1937 New Year Honours, Spencer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for social welfare services.[3][4]

In February 2021 a bronze statue of Spencer was unveiled in Napier.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Upton, Susan. "Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  • ^ "New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes | NZHistory, New Zealand history online".
  • ^ "New year honours: New Zealand list". Wairarapa Daily Times. 1 February 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  • ^ "No. 34365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1937. p. 698.
  • ^ "Napier's Bessie Spencer - the remarkable "forward thinking proto-feminist" who founded our Women's Institutes".


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