- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0345
Tideman, Ruth
- AM, BSc, Bed, MWomHlth
- Born 18 September 1932, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Occupation Educator, Headmistress
Summary
A council member of the Invergowrie Foundation, Ruth Tideman was Headmistress of Lauriston Girls’ School, Armadale (Victoria) from 1983 to 2000.
On 26 January 2001 Ruth Tideman was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to education as the Headmistress of Lauriston Girls’ School and for providing advancement opportunities for teachers and pupils through the Invergowrie Foundation.
Events
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1932
Born: daughter of A C and N E (nee Boakes) Hansen
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1983 - 2000
Headmistress of Lauriston Girls’ School (Melbourne)
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1983 - 2000
Member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia
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1983 - 2000
Member of the Association of Independent School’s Victoria
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1978 - 1982
Deputy headmistress of the Wilderness School in South Australia
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1966 - 1978
Teacher in Adelaide and the United Kingdom
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2001
Council member of Melbourne Grammar School
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1997
Member of Secretariat Assist (USA) Scholarship Scheme
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1996
Chairman of the Grants Committee for The Invergowrie Foundation
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1992 - 1995
Foundation chairman of The Invergowrie Foundation
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1992
Member of The Invergowrie Foundation
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1992 - 2000
Member of the Association of Australasian International Baccalaureate Schools
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1956
married: A F Tideman, they bore four children (three daughters and a son)
Published resources
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Tideman, Ruth (1932-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754073