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Phoebe Myers
Phoebe Myers (13 June 1866 – 2 June 1947) was a New Zealand teacher and educational reformer. She was one of the first women to teach science at college level in New Zealand, and the first woman to represent her country at the League of Nations. Early life and education Myers was born in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand on 13 June 1866 to Jewish parents Eve Solomon and Judah Myers, a merchant. She was educated at Motueka and then Thorndon Schools, after the family moved to Wellington in 1879, and then Wellington Girls' College. She enrolled at University of Canterbury, Canterbury College in 1885, and graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Arts. Career Myers taught in schools around Wellington, New Zealand, for the next forty years.https://royalsociety.org.nz/150th-anniversary/150-women-in-150-words/1918-1967/phoebe-myers/ Royal Society of New Zealand: 150 Women in 150 Words She enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria College in 1899, where she als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Victoria League For Commonwealth Friendship
The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship (1901–present) is a voluntary charitable organisation that connects people from Commonwealth countries. There are currently branches in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand with affiliated organisations in Canada and the USA. It is headquartered in Bayswater, London, United Kingdom. The Victoria League in the UK presently has around 100 members in Britain as of 2020 and around 10 overseas Leagues. Queen Elizabeth II served as the organisation's patron. It is one of more than 80 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that promote cooperation and peace within the Commonwealth of Nations. Overseas branches are autonomous, operating within their own countries regulations; however, they all share the same history of birth. History The organisation was established in 1901 and named after the late Queen Victoria who had died on 22 January the same year. It was envisioned as an independent, non-political organisation to promote "a closer unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
