Dorothea Brown (née Jongejans; 13 August 1938 – 30 September 2021) was a New Zealand librarian.

Brown was born in 1938 in The Hague, Netherlands. Aged 18, she emigrated to New Zealand by herself. She was the first woman to be appointed Christchurch city librarian, and the first woman head of a Christchurch City Council department, as director of human resources.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Life story: Dorothea Brown first woman to be appointed city librarian in Christchurch". The Press (Christchurch). 16 October 2021.
  2. ↑ '[NZ-Libs] Dorothea Brown 1938–2021' mailing list thread nz-libs. October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dorothea Brown- 150 years, celebrating Christchurch City Libraries". Heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Suzanne Sutherland and Dorothea Brown". canterburystories.nz. 20 September 1986. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Haere rÄ Dorothea Brown – Christchurch City Libraries". Facebook. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.


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