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Newcombe, Margaret Florence
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1856-1935
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Margaret Florence Newcombe was born in Grafton, Nova Scotia on December 10, 1856. She attended the Normal School in Truro and earned her diploma in 1876, winning one of two Governor General's Prizes awarded by the school that year. After receiving her diploma, she obtained a provincial teaching license and taught in rural Nova Scotia.
In 1881, Newcombe enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Dalhousie University. She was one of the first two women to be admitted to Dalhousie. The second woman was Lillie B. Calkin, who did not graduate. During her time at Dalhousie, Newcombe won prizes in in English Literature, History, German and Political Economy, as well as winning the Senior Munro Bursary in 1884. On April 29, 1885, at the age of 28, Newcombe became the first woman to graduate from Dalhousie University.
After graduation, Newcombe went back to teaching at schools in Nova Scotia and possibly New England, including the Young Ladies School in Saint John. In 1890 Newcombe married Professor James Star Trueman, but she became a widow two years in 1892 when he died. After Trueman’s death, Newcombe went back to teaching and ended up at the Halifax Ladies College and Conservatory of Music. In 1898 she earned a Masters of Arts in History from Dalhousie. In 1911, Newcombe became the principal of Halifax Ladies College and she retired in 1918 at the age of 61. Newcombe moved to the Annapolis Valley and died on September 19, 1935, of pneumonia.
In 1881, Newcombe enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at Dalhousie University. She was one of the first two women to be admitted to Dalhousie. The second woman was Lillie B. Calkin, who did not graduate. During her time at Dalhousie, Newcombe won prizes in in English Literature, History, German and Political Economy, as well as winning the Senior Munro Bursary in 1884. On April 29, 1885, at the age of 28, Newcombe became the first woman to graduate from Dalhousie University.
After graduation, Newcombe went back to teaching at schools in Nova Scotia and possibly New England, including the Young Ladies School in Saint John. In 1890 Newcombe married Professor James Star Trueman, but she became a widow two years in 1892 when he died. After Trueman’s death, Newcombe went back to teaching and ended up at the Halifax Ladies College and Conservatory of Music. In 1898 she earned a Masters of Arts in History from Dalhousie. In 1911, Newcombe became the principal of Halifax Ladies College and she retired in 1918 at the age of 61. Newcombe moved to the Annapolis Valley and died on September 19, 1935, of pneumonia.
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (1988 -)
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1885
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Margaret Florence Newcombe received her Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie in 1885, becoming the first woman to graduate from the University.
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