Clark, Cora Maris (1885–1967)
Clark, Cora Maris (1885–1967)
New Zealand hockey player, coach, and nurse. Born Cora Mildred Maris Clark, Mar 3, 1885, at Auckland, New Zealand; died June 30, 1967, at Auckland; dau. of Richard Maris Clark (insurance manager) and Cora Juliette (Meurant) Clark.
Representative field-hockey player from 1890s, helped to organize, coach, and referee in formative years before establishment of New Zealand's field-hockey association; was the 1st woman to be accredited an umpire by men's association (c. 1914); registered as nurse (1915); worked at Auckland Hospital before becoming private nurse; made life member of New Zealand Women's Hockey Association (1954).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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