Postscript: Women In Whose Honour BC Schools Have Been Named MARION SMALL These tables are the preliminary results of a project the aim of which is to identify all the public schools in British Columbia named for women. To date, fifty-three schools in twenty-six districts have been identified. Research has focused on the thirty-six named for local women. Gathering the life histories of these women is still in progress. The focus of the research has been on their day to day lives, interests and activities. A valuable resource, in this respect, has been the Retired Teachers' Journal. A most important aspect of the data gathering has been taped interviews with the women themselves, their families, friends, former colleagues and students. In general, most of the local women in whose honour schools were named were teachers, many of whom became principals. The material collected about these women indicates they had a strong moral sense, believed in patriotism, and possessed the courage and determination to fight for the . things they believed to be important both educationally and in their communities. Most were involved in church work, local women's groups and community endeavors. Some were politically active. Many had strong family ties and were responsible for the care of older family members. Further planned work will include research on schools named for women which no longer bear that name or that are no longer in existence. The material, including the life history of each woman, will be compiled into a book. Barbarli K. Latham and Roberta J. Pazdro, Eds., Not Just Pin Money Victoria: ~mosun College, 1984 196 BC Schools BC SCHOOLS NAMED IN HONOUR OF FAMOUS WOMEN DISTRICT NO. : 1;·;1!"!1 DISTRICT NAME 39 Vancouver 45 West Vancouver SCHOOL Emily Carr* Edith Cavell Florence Nightingale Laura Secord* Pauline Johnson* i \\~:ii.\ • *Canadian BC SCHOOLS NAMED IN HONOUR OF ROY ALTY DISTRICT NO. DISTRICT NAME 36 Penticton Surrey 39 Vancouver 40 44 New Westminster North Vancouver 50 68 Queen Charlottes Nanaimo 15 ·SCHOOL· Princess Margaret Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret Queen Mary Queen Alexandra Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth Queen Mary Queen Charlotte Princess Anne Princess Royal WOMEN IN WHOSE HONOUR BC SCHOOLS HA VE BEEN NAMED NAME Muriel Baxter Mabel V. Beattie Beattie Sisters Kay Bingham Alice Brown Isabella Dicken Evelyn Dickson Helen Dixon Elizabeth. Fisher Pauline Haarer Cassie Hall Betty Huff Ada Irvine Annie Jamieson Margaret Jenkins Jane Kilmer Ruth King Jessie Lee Agnes Mathers Elsie Miles Laura Morrish Muriel Mould Martha Jane Norris Myrtle Philip Lillian Savory Marion Schilling Mary Jane Shannon Marie Sharpe Lena Shaw Margaret Stenersen Erma Stephenson Anne Stevenson Molly Ten-Brock Hazel Trembath Dorothea Walker Amy Woodland DISTRICT DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH TEACHER TRAINING Cran brook Shuswap Kamloops Kamloops Langley Fernie Nechako Quesnel Sooke Nanaimo Terrace Surrey Coquitlam Vancouver Victoria Coquitlam Sooke Surrey Queen Charlotte Cowichan Trail Burns Lake Surrey Howe Sound Sooke Kamloops Surrey Cariboo-Chilcotin Surrey Abbotsford Surrey Cariboo-Chilcotin Abbotsford · Coquitlam Central Okanagan Cranbrook Oct. 13, 1902. St. John, N.B. Dec. 6, 1883. Dalkey, Ireland Dalkey, Ireland Sept. 11, 1903. Ontario May II, 1906. North Dakota 1894. Sunderland, Eng, British Columbia Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School Feb. 14, 1840. England 1873. Summerville, Calif. Mar. 7, 1897. Sardis, B.C. 1916. Chatham, Ont. Mar. 12, 1883. Port Coquitlam, B.C. 1870. Leed, Quebec Aug. 4, 1843. Glamorganshire, Wales May 8, 1889. Ontario Regina, Sask. June 30, 1902. Langley, B.C. June 19, 1904. Skidegak, B.C. Toronto, Ont. Feb. 1, 1891. Republic, Michigan Dec. 19, 1915. Brandon, Man. Mar. 21, 1867. Nova Scotia Mar. 19, 1891. Bangor, Maine 1879. England Nov. I, 1907. Carmen, Manitoba Nov. 23, 1876. Fort Langley, B.C. Inverness, Scotland Jan. 7, 1901. Tonsberg, Norway I 903. Johannesburg, S. Africa May 5, 1905. New Westminster, B.C. Jan. 18, 1876. Lochcnd, Scotland London, England Victoria Normal School Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School Victoria Normal School in Wales Girl teacher at 15 Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School U. of Manitoba Apprentice Teacher Regina Normal School Vancouver Normal School Victoria Normal School Victoria Normal School Victoria Normal School Victoria Normal School Nova Scotia Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School UBC Education Vancouver Normal School Vancouver Normal School WOMEN IN WHOSE HONOUR BC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN NAMED (Cont'd) NAME Muriel Baxter Mabel V. Beattie TEACHING MAIDEN NAME Did not marry One did marry Did not marry Did not marry Did not marry Kay Bingham Isabella Dicken Evelyn Dickson Helen Dixon Elizabeth Fisher Pauline Haarer Cassie Hall Betty Huff Ada Irvine Annie Jamieson Margaret Jenkins 1928-1971 1916-1959 1932-39, 1953-77 1927-1967 1870-71 1890-1936 1916-1919 193619111896-1927 ? Mooney Ferguson Morris Bailey Ruth King Elsie Miles Laura Morrish Muriel Mould Martha Jane Norris -1878 ? 1927-1970 1931-1974 1909-1967 1937-1975 7 years 1927-31. 1941-71 ]898-1907 Margaret Stenersen 1919-1962 to William Fisher. I 863. 4 children Did not marry to Fred Hall. I 920. 3 children Townsend Did not marry Jan. 23, 1952 June 6, 1922 (?) July 17, 1971 to Mr. Lee 1924. 4 children Did not marry 1924-1970 1894-1901 -1945 Apr. 30, 1972 Did not marry Jewell Chapman to Fred Morrish I 9 I 8. 2 children to Guy Mould I 939. 3 children Dickie to Mr. Norris - Paterson (?) to Alec Philip Did not marry To William Schilling. 6 children Mar. 18,1967 Mar. 1983 July 14, 1972 1972 Did not marry ? 1975 Did n0t marry Erma Stephenson Molly Ten-Broek Hazel Trelllbath Dorothea Walker Amy Woodland 0 0 Feb.20, June 15, 1918 Dec. 7, 1964 Dec. I, 1958 to Mr. Fox. 1866. 5 children to Mr. Jenkins 1879. 3 children Did not marry to Bill Sharpe I 928. I child to Mr. Bertram. I child Anne Stevenson en 0 ::r Did not marry Blair McKenzie to Doug Stevenson 1932. 3 children Thomson to William Walker 1904. 3 children to Archie Raworth 1946 t:x:i Oct. 24, 1975 to Adam Dickson. 1937. 2 children to Arthur Dixon 00 () Did not marry l or 2 years Myrtle Philip Lillian Savory Marion Scliilling Mary Jane Shannon Marie Sharpe Lena Shaw ? - '° June 13, 1971 Did not marry Jane Kilmer Jessie Lee Agnes Mathers DEATH DATE Did not marry 1920-1963 1904-1945 Beattie Sisters Alice Brown MARRIAGE ? Did not marry April28, 1975 ? .... "'