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Kate Edger | |
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| Born | Kate Milligan Edger 6 January 1857 |
| Died | 6 May 1935 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Auckland College and Grammar School |
| Occupation | headmistress |
| Employer | Nelson College for Girls |
| Known for | first NZ woman university graduate; temperance and world peace activist |
| Spouse | William Albert Evans |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Louisa Harwood and the Reverend Samuel Edger |
| Relatives | Geraldine Hemus (niece) |
Kate Milligan Evans (née Edger, 6 January 1857 – 6 May 1935) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree, and possibly the second in the British Empire to do so.[1]
- ^ "150 women in 150 words: Kate Edger". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 September 2019.