Fewings, Eliza Ann

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE3687

(1857 – 1940)

Born 28 December, 1857, Bristol Gloucestershire United Kingdom
Died 11 October, 1940, Bristol Gloucestershire United Kingdom
Occupation Headmistress, Teacher

Summary

Eliza Fewings was appointed Headmistress of the Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School in 1896. Her dismissal from the position in 1899 after accusations of incompetence by the second mistress, Maud Sellers, led to a great deal of public protest. Fewings opened her own school, the Brisbane State High School for Girls (Somerville House), in October 1899. By 1903 it was the largest girls’ school in Queensland.

Published resources

Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
- History of Somerville House (The Brisbane High School for Girls) 1899-1949, Freeman, Phyllis G., 1949
Resource
- Trove: Fewings, Eliza (1857-1940), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-722068
Resource Section
- Fewings, Eliza Ann (1857-1941), Clarke, E., 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080517b.htm

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- Brisbane Girls Grammar School (1875 - )

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