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Kate Chegwin School
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Dates of existence
1991-
History
Named after Kate Chegwin who joined the Edmonton Public School Board in 1899 at Queens Avenue School. Chegwin was the first female to hold a supervisory position in the Edmonton Public School District in 1909, the first female Vice Principal in 1911, and first female Principal at John A. McDougall School in 1914. Chegwin served on the executive board of the Northern Alberta Teachers' Association, the Alberta Education Association and the Women Teachers' Club of Edmonton. Chegwin taught for Edmonton Public Schools for 28 years. Following her retirement, she convinced Edmonton Public Schools that married women teachers could be effective teachers. Kate Chegwin passed away in 1958. In 1984, she was inducted into the Edmonton Historical Hall of Fame.
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3119 48 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6L 6P5
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Record created August 26, 2022.
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- English
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Kate Chegwin School website https://katechegwin.epsb.ca/aboutourschool/schoolprofile/
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
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Record created by KM.