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Stella May Henderson

Stella May Henderson

Stella May Henderson achieved unusual academic distinction for a 19th-century woman, gaining a BA with a special focus on political science and an MA with first-class honours in English and Latin, and completing the requirements for a Bachelor of Laws during the 1890s. She is shown in 1892 at her BA graduation.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: 12945

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Coral Broadbent. 'Henderson, Stella May', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2303/stella-may-henderson (accessed 4 June 2026).