Muriel Pelham-Johnson

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Muriel Frances Ellen Pelham-Johnson (1903–1998), informally known as PJ, was an educational administrator in Tanganyika. As Assistant Director of Education (Girls and Women), she supervised the growth of girl's education between 1939 and 1958.[1] "A formidable personality and an intrepid traveller, she was a memorably outstanding figure" of pre-independence.[2]

She died on December 18, 1998.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clive Whitehead (2003). Colonial Educators: The British Indian and Colonial Education Service 1858-1983. I.B.Tauris. pp. 101–2. ISBN 978-0-85771-150-2.
  2. ^ a b Obituaries, Tanzanian Affairs, May 1999.