Greenwood, Helen Gertrude
Biography
Helen Gertrude Foder was born in Kensington, London. She came to New Zealand with her mother Georgina Fodor about 1880 and was educated at Otago Girls' High School. Her first marriage to Charles Edward Cross ended in divorice. She later married George Dean Greenwood, pastoralist, breeder of Correidale sheep and successful race horse owner in Teviotdale, North Canterbury. She wrote several books including Spoken French, Gloaming the wonder horse, and The splendid horizon.
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Helen Gertrude Greenwood biographical information
Typescript notes and biographical information on Helen Greenwood, her husband George Dean Greenwood, and her half sister Emily Georgina Menzies written and compiled by Richard Greenaway.
Also includes a copy of Helen Greenwood's obituary transcribed from microfilm by Robert Brown and a typescript of the will of Caroline Freeman, founder of the Girton School for Girls in Dunedin.