Gwen Francis was born in rural New Zealand and was a child during the Great Depression of the 1930s. In 1997 she returned to University to study world religions and complete the B....view moreGwen Francis was born in rural New Zealand and was a child during the Great Depression of the 1930s. In 1997 she returned to University to study world religions and complete the B.A. that she had started in 1941, but had abandoned because of the war. In 2005 she gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education. Her recent work has focused on producing resource materials for schools in the field of values education.view less