Draft:Ethel Hackworth

Ethel Sarah Constance Hackworth (15 April 1889 - 8 February 1958) was the daughter of Constance and Vernon Richard Hackworth. She was born in Riverton, New Zealand. (BDM reference 1889/16674). Also known as "Sheah Hackworth", never married.

Education

Hackworth attended Southland Girls High School where she excelled in mathematics.

Career

During World War 1, Hackworth worked in the government's Stamp Duties department for 18 months.

She became the first female public accountant in the Canterbury, Otago and Southland region of New Zealand. She was later admitted as the first female Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Accountants.

Hackworth died on 5 February 1958 and is buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Invercargill with her mother Constance Fleetwood Hackworth. (Source is FindaGrave, which may not be acceptable).https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203501784/ethel_sarah_constance-hackworth

Community work

Hackworth was instrumental in founding a scholarship for fliers in Southland. She served as the Secretary of the Invercargill Plunket Society.