Ward, Ida C. (Ida Caroline), 1880-1949

found: Westermann, D. Practical phonetics for students of African languages, 1991:CIP t.p. (Ida C. Ward) data sheet (d. 1949)

found: LC data base, 2-13-91(hdg.: Ward, Ida Caroline, 1880-1949; usage: Ida C. Ward)

found: Benzies, D. Learning our language, 1940 (reprinted 1961):title page (Ida C. Ward, C.B.E.; late adviser in African Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Foreword (had recently visited Nigeria and the Gold Coast)

found: Wikipedia, January 23, 2020(Ida D. Ward; Ida Caroline Ward; born in Bradford, 4 October 1880; died 10 October 1949; British linguist working mainly on African languages who did influential work in the domains of phonology and tonology; languages she worked on include Efik (1933), Igbo (1936, 1941), Mende (1944), and Yoruba (published posthumously in 1952); studied for a B. Litt degree at Durham University, member of its recently founded Women's Hostel, graduating in 1902; taught secondary school for 16 years before becoming an academic; worked in the phonetics department at University College London with phonetician Daniel Jones, 1919-1932; moved to SOAS in London in 1932, becoming a professor in 1944)