Partner Amy Grace Kane
Queer Places:
25 Mahoe St, Muritai, Lower Hutt 5013
Chilton House School, 255 The Terrace, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Daisy Isaacs (1886-1986) and her companion Amy Grace Kane lived in Mahoe Street across the road from Margaret Magill and Mimie Wood. Isaacs died aged one hundred, her obituary reporting that she never married and “lived in Eastbourne for 70 years”. Amy, who predeceased Daisy, was not mentioned.
Daisy Isaacs taught at Chilton House from 1906, was officer in charge of the Trentham Army Training School during WW2. She was not only a member of the Pioneer Women’s Club, but was the catering manager for many years. After her retirement, she travelled extensively, pursuing her “keen interest in amateur theatricals and orchestral concerts”.
Others in the friendship circle living in Mahoe Street or nearby included teachers Rhoda Messenger and Dora Johnson. All of the women were members of either the Pioneer Club or the Lyceum Club.
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