Helen Benson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Helen Benson

Professor of home science

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1886

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1964

Profession: academic

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gertrude Helen Benson (née Rawson, 25 January 1886 – 20 February 1964) was a New Zealand professor of home science.
She was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, on 25 January 1886.
Benson completed a BSc in natural sciences at Cambridge but didn't receive her degree until 1919, some years after finishing.
After completing a postgraduate diploma in household and social science from King's College, London, Benson was appointed as a lecturer in chemistry and household and social economics in the School of Home Sciences at the University of Otago from 1911.When Professor Winifred Boys-Smith retired in 1920, Benson became Professor of Home Science and dean of the Faculty of Home Science.
Benson married William Noel Benson in December 1923, after which she resigned from her position at the university.In 1920, after studying in the United States and Canada, Benson founded the New Zealand branch of the International Federation of University Women, and was its first president.