Ida Gaskin | |
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Born | Ida Margaret Jacobs 9 December 1919 Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales |
Died | 8 January 2016 New Plymouth, New Zealand | (aged 96)
Occupation | Schoolteacher |
Known for | Winner of New Zealand Mastermind (1983) |
Ida Margaret Gaskin CNZM (née Jacobs, 9 December 1919 – 8 January 2016) was a Welsh-born New Zealand schoolteacher and politician, known for her expert knowledge of Shakespeare, and for becoming the first woman in New Zealand to win the local version of Mastermind.