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| − | [[Mary W. Waters]] (18**-19**) | + | [[Mary W. Waters]] (18**-19**) was a missionary in South Africa, as well as [[Mary Waters]] was a teacher, school principal mentor, poet and playwright. |
''Also known as '''[[M.W. Waters]]''' or simply as '''[[Mary Waters]]''''' | ''Also known as '''[[M.W. Waters]]''' or simply as '''[[Mary Waters]]''''' | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Born [[Mary Waterton Waters]] | + | Born [[Mary Waterton Waters]], she was considered a fierce, eccentric and formidable woman, with a strong interest in the history of the region. Among other things, she was the founding principal of the first junior secondary school in the Albany Road area, a facility created by [[Rhodes University]] Education Department as Rhodes Practicing School and intended to provide workplace experience for both lecturers and students. It became a high school in 1963 and was later named Mary Waters High School in her honour. |
| − | + | Besides penning poetry and drama, she also wrote a number of books for school use, such as the series ''Stories from History for Bantu Children'' (used for Standards I & II; III & IV; V & VI), published by [[Juta]] in the 1940s. | |
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| − | Besides poetry and drama, she also wrote a number of books for school use, such as the series ''Stories from History for Bantu Children'' (used for Standards I & II; III & IV; V & VI), published by [[Juta]] in the 1940s. | ||
==Contribution to South African theatre== | ==Contribution to South African theatre== | ||
| − | + | She wrote a number of plays in Xhosa for school use, notably ''[[uNongqause]]'' (or ''[[Nonqause]]''), which was to be the second play put on by the [[Bantu Dramatic Society]] in 1933/4(??) (Published by [[Lovedale Press]] in 1924). | |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Peter Kallaway. 2018. History in popular literature and textbooks for Xhosa schools, 1850-1950s. In: ''[[Yesterday and Today]]'' No 20[http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2223-03862018000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en] | Peter Kallaway. 2018. History in popular literature and textbooks for Xhosa schools, 1850-1950s. In: ''[[Yesterday and Today]]'' No 20[http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2223-03862018000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en] | ||
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Revision as of 06:31, 18 June 2022
Mary W. Waters (18**-19**) was a missionary in South Africa, as well as Mary Waters was a teacher, school principal mentor, poet and playwright.
Also known as M.W. Waters or simply as Mary Waters
Biography
Born Mary Waterton Waters, she was considered a fierce, eccentric and formidable woman, with a strong interest in the history of the region. Among other things, she was the founding principal of the first junior secondary school in the Albany Road area, a facility created by Rhodes University Education Department as Rhodes Practicing School and intended to provide workplace experience for both lecturers and students. It became a high school in 1963 and was later named Mary Waters High School in her honour.
Besides penning poetry and drama, she also wrote a number of books for school use, such as the series Stories from History for Bantu Children (used for Standards I & II; III & IV; V & VI), published by Juta in the 1940s.
Contribution to South African theatre
She wrote a number of plays in Xhosa for school use, notably uNongqause (or Nonqause), which was to be the second play put on by the Bantu Dramatic Society in 1933/4(??) (Published by Lovedale Press in 1924).
Sources
Peter Kallaway. 2018. History in popular literature and textbooks for Xhosa schools, 1850-1950s. In: Yesterday and Today No 20[1]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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