Forrestina Elizabeth Ross (23 June 1860 – 29 March 1936) was a notable New Zealand teacher, mountaineer, journalist and writer. She was born in Brixton, Surrey, England, in 1860. She was married to Malcolm Ross.[1]
Forrest was the first female member of the New Zealand Alpine Club.[2]
The Forrest Ross Glacier was named after her.[1]
In May 1878, Forrest Grant served as an assistant teacher at Tokomairiro High School, then went on to train at the Normal School, Dunedin, for a year. She later studied at the University of Otago. In 1881 she was appointed to a teaching position at Forbury School, and subsequently taught English for a number of years years at Otago Girls' High School. She resigned in 1890 on her marriage to Malcolm Ross.[1]
The family moved to Wellington in 1897 where Ross became a parliamentary reporter. She was appointed as the first female editor of the Evening Post where she edited what were then called the "Ladies' pages".
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