Rona Glynn | |
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| Born | 24 September 1936 Woodgreen Station, Northern Territory |
| Died | 4 January 1965 (aged 28) |
| Years active | 1950–1964 |
| Known for | First Indigenous teacher and nurse in NT, Australia |
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| Relatives | Freda Glynn (half-sister) Erica Glynn (niece) Warwick Thornton (nephew) |
Rona Ellen Glynn (24 September 1936 – 4 January 1965), also known briefly as Rona Schaber after marriage, was the first Indigenous Australian school teacher and nurse in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. In 1965 she became the first Aboriginal woman to have a pre-school named in her honour in Australia.
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