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Rosalie Hernon (née Wong; died 7 September 2022) was a Singaporean beautician, linguist and social worker. She was the owner of a beauty salon and the head of the Singapore Academy of Beauty Culture.

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%22Mrs.+P.++K.+Hernon%22

Early life and education

Hernon came from Sarawak.^[1]

Career

Hernon was elected to the general committee of the Chinese Ladies Association of Singapore in September 1953.^[2] She was elected the association's assistant secretary in the following year.^[3] In May 1955, she was elected to the general committee of the United Nations Association of Singapore.^[4] Hernon had been elected the association's social secretary by May of the following year. She was then a linguist working for the Indian Information Service as an interpreter. Her work with the United Nations Association was voluntary and she was among the few Singaporean members who were women.^[5] In the same year, she was invited by politican David Marshall to assist him in his Meet-the-People Sessions voluntarily.^[6] She was elected to the general commitee of the Singapore Voluntary Workers' Association in 1956.^[7] By 1957, Hernon had been elected honorary secretary of the Chinese Ladies Association.^[8] She had also become the secretary of the China Society of Singapore by April of that year.^[9] She was elected the secretary of the The Singapore Association for the Deaf by November 1959. The Singapore Free Press then described her as a "prominent social worker" who had "devoted most of her time to the under-privileged and the handicapped".^[10] By Febrary 1960, she had been elected the secretary for the Singapore Association for the Blind.^[11]

By 1961, Hernon had become a beautician.^[12] In August 1962, she embarked on a three-month trip to Europe where she was to attend beauty culture and hairstyling festivals in Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. She was to attend a refresher course on beauty culture and hairstyling in Paris. Hernon was then the director of the Singapore Academy of Beauty Culture.^[13] She owned a beauty salon on Orchard Road.^[14] By 1972, she was still a member of the general commitee of the Chinese Ladies Association, which had been renamed the Chinese Women's Association.^[15]

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Personal life and death

Hernon married Patrick Hernon, a teacher, on 2 September 1950.^[1] A Rotarian, she made a large donation to the Rotary Club of Singapore and established the Patrick Hernon Trust Fund. The fund had depleted by her death on 7 September 2022.^[17]

References

[SS-1] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19500902-1.2.45

[2] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19530925-1.2.127

[3] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19540915-1.2.60

[4] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550502-1.2.37

[5] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560529-1.2.131.1

[6] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560311-1.2.44

[7] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560313-1.2.56

[8] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571029-1.2.113.1

[9] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19570410-1.2.28?

[10] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19591109-1.2.34

[11] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19600225-1.2.106

[12] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19611121-1.2.105

[13] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19620811-1.2.36

[14] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19621211-1.2.98

[15] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19720304-1.2.14

[16] HAVE DIPLOMAS WILL TRAVEL BEAUTICIAN (11 August 1970, Eastern Sun)

[17] ttps://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000013603/en-us/files/homepage/vol59issue4/Vol_59_Issue_4_30.9.22-min.pdf

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 ==Career==
-Hernon was elected to the general committee of the [[Chinese Women's Association Singapore|Chinese Ladies Association of Singapore]] in September 1953.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19530925-1.2.127</ref> She was elected the association's assistant secretary in the following year.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19540915-1.2.60</ref> In May 1955, she was elected to the general committee of the [[United Nations Association of Singapore]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550502-1.2.37</ref> Hernon had been elected the association's social secretary by May of the following year. She was then a linguist working for the [[Indian Information Service]] as an interpreter. Her work with the United Nations Association was voluntary and she was among the few Singaporean members who were women.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560529-1.2.131.1</ref> In the same year, she was invited by politican [[David Marshall (Singaporean politician)|David Marshall]] to assist him in his [[Meet-the-People Sessions]] voluntarily.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560311-1.2.44</ref> By 1957, Hernon had been elected honorary secretary of the Chinese Ladies Association.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571029-1.2.113.1</ref> She had also become the secretary of the [[China Society of Singapore]] by April of that year.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19570410-1.2.28?</ref> She was elected the secretary of the [[The Singapore Association for the Deaf]] by November 1959. ''[[The Singapore Free Press]]'' then described her as a "prominent social worker" who had "devoted most of her time to the under-privileged and the handicapped".<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19591109-1.2.34</ref> By Febrary 1960, she had been elected the secretary for the [[Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped|Singapore Association for the Blind]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19600225-1.2.106</ref>
+Hernon was elected to the general committee of the [[Chinese Women's Association Singapore|Chinese Ladies Association of Singapore]] in September 1953.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19530925-1.2.127</ref> She was elected the association's assistant secretary in the following year.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19540915-1.2.60</ref> In May 1955, she was elected to the general committee of the [[United Nations Association of Singapore]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550502-1.2.37</ref> Hernon had been elected the association's social secretary by May of the following year. She was then a linguist working for the [[Indian Information Service]] as an interpreter. Her work with the United Nations Association was voluntary and she was among the few Singaporean members who were women.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560529-1.2.131.1</ref> In the same year, she was invited by politican [[David Marshall (Singaporean politician)|David Marshall]] to assist him in his [[Meet-the-People Sessions]] voluntarily.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560311-1.2.44</ref> She was elected to the general commitee of the [[Singapore Voluntary Workers' Association]] in 1956.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560313-1.2.56</ref> By 1957, Hernon had been elected honorary secretary of the Chinese Ladies Association.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571029-1.2.113.1</ref> She had also become the secretary of the [[China Society of Singapore]] by April of that year.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19570410-1.2.28?</ref> She was elected the secretary of the [[The Singapore Association for the Deaf]] by November 1959. ''[[The Singapore Free Press]]'' then described her as a "prominent social worker" who had "devoted most of her time to the under-privileged and the handicapped".<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19591109-1.2.34</ref> By Febrary 1960, she had been elected the secretary for the [[Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped|Singapore Association for the Blind]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19600225-1.2.106</ref>
 By 1961, Hernon had become a beautician.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19611121-1.2.105</ref> In August 1962, she embarked on a three-month trip to Europe where she was to attend beauty culture and hairstyling festivals in Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. She was to attend a refresher course on beauty culture and hairstyling in Paris. Hernon was then the director of the Singapore Academy of Beauty Culture.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19620811-1.2.36</ref> She owned a beauty salon on [[Orchard Road]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19621211-1.2.98</ref> By 1972, she was still a member of the general commitee of the Chinese Ladies Association, which had been renamed the Chinese Women's Association.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19720304-1.2.14</ref>