Jane E. Clerk

Jane Elizabeth Clerk
Jane Elizabeth Clerk
	Jane E. Clerk, c. 1940s
Born	Jane Elizabeth Clerk; 26 May 1904; Adawso, Gold Coast
Died	5 July 1999 (aged 95); Accra, Ghana
Nationality	British subject (1904–1957); Ghanaian (1957–1999);
Education	Aburi Women’s Teacher Training College; University of London;
Occupations	Schoolteacher; Education administrator;
Known for	Pioneer woman in public education administration in Ghana; Empowerment of women in Ghana;
Parents	Nicholas Timothy Clerk (father); Anna Alice Meyer (mother);
Relatives	Clerk family; Regina Hesse (grandaunt); Emmanuel Charles Quist (uncle);

Jane Elizabeth Clerk (26 May 1904 – 5 July 1999) was a Gold Coast schoolteacher and a public education administrator.^[1]^[2] During the colonial era, she was among an early generation of pioneer women educators who eventually became principals of major government schools.^[1] In that period, Jane Clerk was the Headmistress of the Government Girls’ Middle School in Kumasi.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Clerk, Nicholas, T. (27 July 1999). Obituary: Jane Elizabeth Clerk, 1904 -1999. Accra: Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Funeral Bulletin. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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[:0-1] Clerk, Nicholas, T. (27 July 1999). Obituary: Jane Elizabeth Clerk, 1904 -1999. Accra: Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Funeral Bulletin. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Jane Elizabeth Clerk
Jane E. Clerk, c. 1940s
Born	Jane Elizabeth Clerk (1904-05-26)26 May 1904 Adawso, Gold Coast
Died	5 July 1999(1999-07-05) (aged 95) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	British subject (1904–1957) Ghanaian (1957–1999)
Education	Aburi Women’s Teacher Training College University of London
Occupations	Schoolteacher Education administrator
Known for	Pioneer woman in public education administration in Ghana Empowerment of women in Ghana
Parents	Nicholas Timothy Clerk (father) Anna Alice Meyer (mother)
Relatives	Clerk family Regina Hesse (grandaunt) Emmanuel Charles Quist (uncle)