Myrtle May Simpson (1905–1981) was a notable New Zealand teacher, school inspector and educationalist. She was born in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

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in 1905. Simpson completed her master's degree at Canterbury University College (now the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

) in 1935, with a thesis on the history of the New Zealand Parliament between 1856 and 1860.

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