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Kate Edger
Kate Edger (Evans) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA.
Kate Edger

On 11 July 1877 Kate Edger (Evans) graduated with a BA in Latin and Mathematics from the University of New Zealand. She became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA.

Kate and her three sisters received most of their early education from their father, Reverend Samuel Edger. With no secondary school for girls in Auckland, he obtained permission from the headmaster of Auckland College and Grammar School for Kate to study with the top class of boys.

Student guard of honour for Lord Bledisloe
Massey Agricultural College students treat Lord Bledisloe to their version of a guard of honour
The war and beyond - New Zealand literature
In some ways war interrupted the work of New Zealand writers; in others it acted as a stimulant. For those who joined the armed forces, such as Eric McCormick, Bruce Mason and Dan Davin, experience of travel and danger gave creative impetus and a new perspective on their country of birth.
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