I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" is a song from the musical "South Pacific", sung by Nellie Forbush, the female lead, originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Broadway production. Her character, fed up with a man (Emile De Becque) and singing energetically in the shower, claims that she will forget about him. The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in response to Martin's request. She had starred on Broadway for years and Martin suggested that she wash her hair on stage during the performance. "I'm
Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad (15 October 1883–6 September 1974) was a New Zealand teacher, community leader, and writer. She was an alumna of Wellington Girls' College and Victoria College, where she received her MA in 1914. Coad taught at Wellington Girls' College between 1917 and 1938, where she became "the head of the department of history, civics and geography," and authored several textbooks on the same subjects. She also participated in the New Zealand Women Teachers Association, where she fought for better salaries for female teachers and equal accommodations for female student athletes. After retiring from teaching, Coad