Person
Brewster, Sarah Agnes Angus (1874 - 1957)
- Born
- 29 April 1874
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 29 December 1957
- Occupation
- headmistress and Naturalist
Summary
Sarah Brewster was appointed a probationary pupil-teacher at Castlereagh Street Infants' School. She was promoted to a full teacher in 1893 and received a scholarship to Hurlstone Training College in 1894. She was appointed as a demonstrator in nature study and science at Sydney Technical College in 1911, made a fellow in 1921, appointed deputy-headmistress at Sydney Girls' High School in 1920 and became founding principal of Hornsby Girls' High School in 1931. Brewster was a keen student of botany and geology and was a member of several naturalist organisations. She also published a number of papers and the textbook Botany for Australian Secondary Schools in 1929.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Else-Mitchell, R., 'Brewster, Sarah Agnes Angus (1874-1957), Headmistress and Naturalist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 13 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), p. 255. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130288b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537803. Details
- 'Brewster, Sarah Agnes Angus (18740429-19571229)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462461. Details
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Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 21 January 2014