Jean Wilks
Jean Wilks CBE (1917-2014)[1] was a headmistress at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and King Edward VI High School for Girls. She studied at North London Collegiate School and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was later made an honorary fellow.[2] During her career she served as governor and adviser to the Schools' Council, on the Public Schools Commission, as president of the Association of Headmistresses, and as the first female Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University.[1] On her retirement in 1977 she was appointed CBE for services to education.[1][3][4]
Her brother was Hector Wilks.
References[]
- ^ a b c Jean Wilks Obituary in The Daily Telegraph at telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Jean Wilks Obituary at Somerville College at some.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Lockley, Mike (2 November 2014). "Former headteacher Jean Wilks left collection of rare books to King Edward VI High School for Girls". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Mackintosh letter goes to art school". BBC News. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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