Educator.
Born at Gregg on 20 July 1900, daughter of George Arthur Edwards (1862-?) and Angelina McRae (1870-?), she completed her grade 12, followed by Bible School, then acquired her teaching certificate. She taught at various rural schools around Manitoba, including Deering School (1930-1931), Ryerson School (1931-1933), and Margaret Hayworth School (1940-1941) and was a teacher (1943-1945) and Principal (1945-1952) at the Central St. Paul School / East St. Paul School. She later concluded her career by teaching in East Kildonan at Munroe School / Polson School (1960-1965). She died, unmarried, at Winnipeg on 17 April 1996 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1996, page C6.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 14 June 2022
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