Kate Milligan Evans `` née '' Edger ( 6 Jan 1857 to 6 May 1935 ) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA .
Kate Milligan Evans Edger ( January 6 , 1857 to May 6 , 1935 ) was the first woman in New Zealand to get a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to get a Bachelor of Arts degree .