Story: Benson, Gertrude Helen and Benson, William Noel

Helen and Noel Benson on their wedding day, 8 December 1923

Helen and Noel Benson on their wedding day, 8 December 1923

When they married in 1923, Helen and Noel Benson were both university professors; however, Helen immediately resigned and took up community work.

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J. D. Campbell. 'Benson, Gertrude Helen and Benson, William Noel', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4b24/benson-gertrude-helen (accessed 9 June 2023)