Julia Wallace
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Julia Nannie Wallace OBE (21 December 1907 – 12 December 1991) was a notable New Zealand teacher, principal, community leader and local politician. She was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in 1907. She was the first woman to be elected onto Palmerston North City Council in 1962 and served as a city councillor until 1968.[1] In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her service as principal of Palmerston North Girls' High School.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Mary D. "Julia Nannie Wallace". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 44602". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 8 June 1968. p. 6340.
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