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'''Nancy Jobson''' (17 April 1880 – 22 June 1964) was an Australian teacher and headmistress.<ref name=":0"></ref><ref></ref>
== Biography ==
Jobson was born at [[Clunes, Victoria]] in 1880 to Christopher Jobson, a merchant from [[Northumberland|Northumberland, England]], and his second wife Elizabeth Cameron, née McColl, from [[Scotland]]. Jobson attended [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne]] and in 1897 she began university studies at the [[University of Melbourne]]. She completed a bachelor of arts degree in 1900, with honours in classics and [[philology]], and a master of arts degree in 1902.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Following her graduation, she returned to Presbytarian Ladies' College as sports mistress, and in 1920 moved to [[Invercargill]], New Zealand, to take up the position of headmistress of [[Southland Girls' High School]]. She held the position until 1919, when she moved to [[Wellington]], becoming the first principal of [[Queen Margaret College, Wellington|Queen Margaret College]].<ref></ref> Two years later she moved to [[Queensland]] to become headmistress of Fairholme Presbyterian Girls' College in [[Toowoomba]].<ref name=":0" />
In 1921 she moved again, to Sydney, and became principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College in [[Pymble, New South Wales|Pymble]].<ref></ref> During her tenure the school experienced significant change; enrolments increased from 256 in 1921 to 414 in 1929 and the number of boarders from 95 to 161, however the Great Depression later caused a slump in enrolments to only 208 by 1932. Jobson left the school in mid-1933 with a negotiated redundancy settlement following a disagreement with the school council over proposed downsizing measures prompted by the economic downturn.<ref name=":0" />
In 1934, Jobson founded Hopewood House, a [[finishing school]] for girls which taught homecraft and secretarial studies. The school closed in 1943 and Jobson went to teach for the [[International Correspondence Schools]].<ref name=":0" />
Throughout her years in headmistress positions, Jobson advocated for domestic education for girls and focused on encouraging girls towards excellence in home management, the cultivation of manners and artistic sense.<ref></ref> She introduced courses in domestic science and music. She also wanted girls to have an ethic of community service and the schools she ran were involved with welfare work in hospitals and Christian organisations.<ref name=":0" />
Jobson was appointed a [[Member of the British Empire]] in 1955, for services to education in Australia.<ref></ref> She died on 22 June 1964.<ref name=":0" />
==References==
[[Category:1880 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Clunes, Victoria]]
[[Category:Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:University of Melbourne alumni]]
== Biography ==
Jobson was born at [[Clunes, Victoria]] in 1880 to Christopher Jobson, a merchant from [[Northumberland|Northumberland, England]], and his second wife Elizabeth Cameron, née McColl, from [[Scotland]]. Jobson attended [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne]] and in 1897 she began university studies at the [[University of Melbourne]]. She completed a bachelor of arts degree in 1900, with honours in classics and [[philology]], and a master of arts degree in 1902.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Following her graduation, she returned to Presbytarian Ladies' College as sports mistress, and in 1920 moved to [[Invercargill]], New Zealand, to take up the position of headmistress of [[Southland Girls' High School]]. She held the position until 1919, when she moved to [[Wellington]], becoming the first principal of [[Queen Margaret College, Wellington|Queen Margaret College]].<ref></ref> Two years later she moved to [[Queensland]] to become headmistress of Fairholme Presbyterian Girls' College in [[Toowoomba]].<ref name=":0" />
In 1921 she moved again, to Sydney, and became principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College in [[Pymble, New South Wales|Pymble]].<ref></ref> During her tenure the school experienced significant change; enrolments increased from 256 in 1921 to 414 in 1929 and the number of boarders from 95 to 161, however the Great Depression later caused a slump in enrolments to only 208 by 1932. Jobson left the school in mid-1933 with a negotiated redundancy settlement following a disagreement with the school council over proposed downsizing measures prompted by the economic downturn.<ref name=":0" />
In 1934, Jobson founded Hopewood House, a [[finishing school]] for girls which taught homecraft and secretarial studies. The school closed in 1943 and Jobson went to teach for the [[International Correspondence Schools]].<ref name=":0" />
Throughout her years in headmistress positions, Jobson advocated for domestic education for girls and focused on encouraging girls towards excellence in home management, the cultivation of manners and artistic sense.<ref></ref> She introduced courses in domestic science and music. She also wanted girls to have an ethic of community service and the schools she ran were involved with welfare work in hospitals and Christian organisations.<ref name=":0" />
Jobson was appointed a [[Member of the British Empire]] in 1955, for services to education in Australia.<ref></ref> She died on 22 June 1964.<ref name=":0" />
==References==
[[Category:1880 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Clunes, Victoria]]
[[Category:Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:University of Melbourne alumni]]
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