Kate Edger

Kate Milligan Evans Edger (January 6, 1857 to May 6, 1935) was the first woman in New Zealand to get a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to get a Bachelor of Arts degree.^[1]

Edger's family moved from England to New Zealand in 1862. On 11 July 1877, she graduated from the University of New Zealand.^[2]

Legacy

The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust gives money to help women get degrees.^[3] In 2004 the Kate Edger Information Commons was formed at The University of Auckland.^[4]

Kate Edger Media

Tennis at the Ladies’ College (now Nelson College for Girls) in 1889 (15807860119)

References

↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Kate Edger". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
↑ Hughes, Beryl. "Edger, Kate Milligan". Te Ara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
↑ Auckgradwomen.org. "The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
↑ Auckgradwomen.org. "About Kate Edger". Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[1] Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Kate Edger". Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[2] Hughes, Beryl. "Edger, Kate Milligan". Te Ara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[3] Auckgradwomen.org. "The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust". Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[4] Auckgradwomen.org. "About Kate Edger". Retrieved 25 April 2011.

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Persondata
Name	Edger, Kate
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand academic
Date of birth	6 Jan 1857
Place of birth
Date of death	6 May 1935
Place of death