Caroline Rigg (26 August 1852 – 16 December 1929) was a British headmistress. She was the founding head of the Mary Datchelor School.
Caroline Rigg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1852 |
| Died | 16 December 1929 (aged 77) Brixton, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | founding head of the Mary Datchelor School |
| Successor | Dorothy Brock |
Life edit
Rigg was born in Guernsey in 1852. She was the first child of Caroline and Dr James Harrison Rigg. Her father was a Wesleyan minister but in time he led Westminster Training College. Her father was keen for her to follow him into teaching.[1]
Rigg was the founding head of the Mary Datchelor School in 1877 after spending four years leading a Hammersmith board school.[1]
In 1883 she was invited to become a member of the Association of Head Mistresses (AHM) by its founder Frances Buss.[2]
Dorothy Brock was appointed to succeed her as the head of the Mary Datchelor school in 1918.[3]
Rigg died in Brixton in 1929 leaving a bequest to support girls who wanted to go to university.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (2004-09-23), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/51759, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51759, retrieved 2022-08-20
- ^ Jacobs, Andrea; et al. (2007). "The Music Teacher in English Girls' Secondary Schools before 1939" (PDF). Women's History Network (Spring): 15–17.
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (2004-09-23), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/51970, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51970, retrieved 2022-08-20