Joan Stevens

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Joan Stevens {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|size=85%}} (10 December 1908 – 11 June 1990) was a notable New Zealand teacher and university professor of English. She was born in Southwick, Sussex, England, in 1908.{{DNZB|title=Joan Stevens|first= Stuart|last= Johnston|id=5s44|accessdate=23 April 2017}}

In the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours, Stevens was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to teaching and scholarship.{{London Gazette |issue=46312 |date=15 June 1974 |page=6830 |supp=3}}