# Miss Zielinski — The Getting of Wisdom character guide

> Miss Zielinski in The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

A music teacher at the school, known for her eccentricity.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/v)

A governess in the dining-hall who brusquely tells Laura to 'follow your nose'.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xi)

Governess caught reading Ouida and crying, teased by Miss Snodgrass.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xii)

Miss Zielinski is mentioned as one of the teachers present, noted for her dirty handkerchief by the girls.

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