Hedwig "Hettie" Ross (née Weitzel; 17 September 1900 – 26 October 1971) was a New Zealand-born Australian educator and political activist.
Throughout her career, she was an advocate for the children of the poor, and argued for the centrality of education in raising their position in society.
As a schoolgirl in Wellington she witnessed the 1913 Great Strike of New Zealand, where workers from several industries protested against working conditions and unfair dismissals.
[5] During this period she was an associate of Fintan Patrick Walsh, a prominent member of the Federated Seaman's Union of New Zealand who led several large scale strikes during the 1920s.
"[7] However, Fraser's support failed to overrule Weitzel's conviction, and she was expelled from Wellington Teachers' College where she was studying for her Diploma of Education.