Nellie Greenwood Andrews

Nellie Greenwood Andrews
A sepia-toned photograph of a white woman with dark hair, parted center and curling on the sides; she is wearing a high-collared blouse with elaborate lace and embroidery in the yoke
Nellie Greenwood (later Andrews) in the 1880s
Born
Nellie Cora Greenwood

April 21, 1864
Farmington, Maine, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1958
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Other namesMrs. W. W. Andrews
Occupation(s)Educator, clubwoman

Nellie Cora Greenwood Andrews (April 21, 1864 – 1958) was an American-born Canadian educator, suffragist, temperance worker, and clubwoman. She was also the first woman student to enroll in Victoria College in Ontario, the third woman to graduate from college in Canada (after Grace Annie Lockhart in 1875 and Harriet Starr Stewart in 1882),[1] and the first woman in Canada to earn a Bachelor of Science degree, in 1884.

  1. ^ Belliveau, Renée. "Allisonian Firsts: Harriet Starr Stewart". Mount Allison University Libraries. Retrieved 2023-07-15.