Edith Major Explained

Edith Helen Major, CBE^[1] (15 February 1867 – 17 March 1951)^[2] was an Irish educationalist.

Life

Major was born in Lisburn and educated at Methodist College Belfast^[3] and Girton College, Cambridge.^[4] She was Assistant Mistress at Blackheath High School from 1891 to 1900 serving under Florence Gadesden.^[5] She was Headmistress of Putney High School from 1891 to 1910; and Head Mistress of King Edward VI High School for Girls from 1910 until 1925. Major was Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge from 1925 until 1931.^{[6] [7]}

Girton College has a painting of her by James Sleator.^[8]

Notes and References

1. 'The New Year Honours' The Times (London, England), January 1, 1931, Issue 45709, p.6
2. 'Miss E. H. Major' The Times (London, England), March 19, 1951, Issue 51953, p.8
3. THE INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS Freeman's Journal, Friday, September 14, 1883
4. Girton College Register, 1869–1946: Cambridge; CUP; 1948
5. Sondheimer . Janet . Gadesden [Gadsden], Florence Marie Armroid (1853–1934), headmistress ]. 2004-09-23 . 1 . en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/48569. 978-0-19-861412-8 .
6. Web site: The colleges and halls: Girton. British History Online. 6 March 2019.
7. Margaret Bryant, Major, Edith Helen (1867–1951), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
8. Web site: Edith Major Art UK . 2023-07-18 . artuk.org . en.