Elsie Andrews, was born in Huirangi in 1888. She trained as a teacher and spent her entire working life in the field of education. She was committed to the peace movement and was active in women’s rights/issues both in New Zealand and overseas.
She was involved with the National Council of Women, the Pan Pacific Women’s Association, the Taranaki Women’s Club and was an Old Girl of New Plymouth Girls’ High School.
She lived in Fitzroy with her companion Muriel Kirton and died in 1948.
