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Sarah Elizabeth Jackson

1858 – 1946

New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager, community leader

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Lived 1858 – 1946 (aged 88). Sarah Elizabeth Jackson was a New Zealand teacher.

Sarah Elizabeth Jackson (6 August 1858 – 9 November 1946) was a New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager, community leader.

Sarah Jackson was born on 6 August 1858 in England and migrated to Auckland in 1881. After teaching in a local primary school she was appointed to manage the Auckland Industrial School. She also served the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children for many years. She took leadership roles in the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ), both at the local level in Auckland and was part of the national organization's revitalization in 1918. She served as NCWNZ treasurer from 1919 to 1929.

She died in Auckland on 9 November 1946, and was buried in the St. Luke's Anglican Cemetery in Mount Albert.

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New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager, community leader

When was Sarah Elizabeth Jackson born?

Sarah Elizabeth Jackson was born on 6 August 1858.

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Sarah Elizabeth Jackson died on 9 November 1946.

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Sarah Elizabeth Jackson was a teacher.

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Sarah Elizabeth Jackson was New Zealand.

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· Wikipedia: Sarah Elizabeth Jackson

· Wikidata: Q7422279

· DBpedia: Sarah Jackson (teacher)

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