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Caroline Freeman
Caroline Freeman (c.1856 – 16 August 1914) was a teacher, school principal and owner, and the first female graduate of the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Early life.
She was born near Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Different sources give different dates for her birth- 13 August 1852 or about 1855 or 1856 (exact date unknown). She came to Otago, New Zealand, with her parents William and Anne Freeman on the "Nourmabal" in 1858.
The Freemans farmed at
Abbotsford, Green Island, New Zealand on a farm named "Abbots Royd". Freeman, educated at the small one-room Green Island School, was dux there in her final year.
Education.
Freeman was a pupil-teacher at Green Island School for four years. Her headmaster and mentor, A. G. Allen wrote about her: 'Caroline Freeman promises to become a very good pupil-teacher'.
Although Freeman had had no formal secondary education, she progressed from Green Island School to take the