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Ida Gaskin

Ida Margaret Gaskin was a Welsh-born New Zealand schoolteacher and politician. She was known for her knowledge of Shakespeare, and for becoming the first woman in New Zealand to win the local version of Mastermind.

Early life and family
Gaskin was born in Pontardawe, a steel mill town in Glamorgan, Wales in 1919, the daughter of Edward Jacobs and Edith Jacobs (née Skinner), ==Teaching career==
Teaching career
Gaskin taught at schools in London during World War II. In New Zealand, she taught English at New Plymouth Girls' High School, as well as a Shakespeare module at New Plymouth Boys' High School, where her pupils included Andrew Little. ==Mastermind==
Mastermind
In 1983, Gaskin competed on and won the New Zealand version of the television quiz show Mastermind, with the specialist subject of the works of Shakespeare. She was the first woman to win Mastermind in New Zealand. ==Political career==
Political career
A lifelong socialist, ==Death==
Death
Gaskin died on 8 January 2016. ==Honours==
Honours
In the 1997 New Year Honours, Gaskin was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education and the community. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Waikato in 2002. ==References==
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