Mary Hamilton interview : [Stewart, 1975]
- AAAB1060
- Item
- 1975-07-24 [date recorded]
Part of Provincial Archives of British Columbia audio interviews, 1974-1992
PERIOD COVERED: ;1908;-;1951 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-07-24 SUMMARY: Mary Wallace Hamilton, born in New Westminster, 1891, is a 1908 graduate of Victoria High School. McGill University graduate. Types of students who completed their high school education in 1908. Parental influence and encouragement concerning a girl's academic achievement. Opportunities for women; clerking, teaching, nursing or secretarial work. Role of women in school life. General attitudes towards women and education. Women's opportunities -- changes through the years.