Elsie Dohrmann
New Zealand botanist, teacher and temperance campaigner
New Zealand botanist, teacher and temperance campaigner
New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and suffragist
New Zealand teacher, temperance worker and political activist
New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist
New Zealand teacher, postmistress and community leader
New Zealand teacher, social reformer and peace campaigner
New Zealand teacher and community leader
As the founder of one of the country’s longest established private schools for girls and one of the earliest boarding schools for girls in Wellington, she made an important contribution to New Zealand education.
She established a proud tradition of scholarship and leadership which has since been followed by other outstanding Ngāti Rangiwewehi women.