Helen Connon (c. 1860 – 22 February 1903) was an educational pioneer from Christchurch, New Zealand. She was the first woman in the British Empire to receive...

lectures began and in 1875 the first graduations took place. In 1880, Helen Connon was the first woman to graduate from the college, and in 1894, Āpirana...

and political economy. Under his patronage Canterbury College admitted Helen Connon as a matriculated student in 1876, the first Australasian university...

and half-sister of Lily Poulett-Harris). The second principal Helen Connon (later Helen Macmillan Brown) is better known as she was the first woman in...

of the notable people represented include: 1954 Alice Candy Warden of Helen Connon Hall, Christchurch 1965 Dr Roger Duff Director of the Canterbury Museum...

and Candy played an active role in caring for them, being warden of Helen Connon Hall, an all-women hall of residence. By the time of her retirement in...

first woman in the British empire to earn a Bachelor of arts degree. Helen Connon was Canterbury college's first female student to graduate with a Bachelor...

Archibald married Millicent Amiel Macmillan Brown, daughter of the late Helen Connon, and Professor John Macmillan Brown, founding chair of Canterbury College...

of Arts with second-class honours in 1950. Black was head student at Helen Connon Hall, and served on the executive of the Canterbury students' association...

founding professors of Canterbury University College, Christchurch, and Helen Connon, the principal of Christchurch Girls' High School and first woman graduate...