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Person
Name
Sims, Miss D. E.
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History
Miss D. E. Sims was the first woman to ever be appointed to the teaching staff. This was in 1916, during WWI, and there was a staffing shortage as more and more staff joined the war effort. In response, the Governors authorised the headmaster William Lattimer to employ women as teachers. Hence Miss Sims employment. She served for 30 years, 1916 - 1946.