Edith Winstone Blackwell
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Edith Mary Winstone Blackwell MBE (née Winstone, 28 July 1877 – 15 September 1956) was a New Zealand philanthropist. Her philanthropic activities were concentrated in Auckland, New Zealand during the first half of the 20th century.
Born Edith Mary Winstone on 28 July 1877, Blackwell was the only daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth Winstone.[1] She attended the Beresford Street Public School before becoming one of the first girls to attend Auckland Grammar School in Symonds Street. In 1932, she married Joseph Henry Blackwell. Following a time in Kaiapoi they returned to Auckland, building "Marewa", a fine home on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Eden with gardens spreading down the hillside.