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Ellen Desailly
Australian charity worker and kindergarten administrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellen "Nellie" Desailly (23 December 1857[1] – 31 October 1939)[2] was a pioneer of the Free Kindergarten movement in Sydney, Australia.
History
Desailly was the second daughter of George Peter Desailly (c. 1823 – 10 September 1876) and Emma Jane Desailly (c. 1833 – 29 March 1892) of Coree and Mossgiel Station, N.S.W.
She was the first general secretary of the Kindergarten Union of New South Wales (founded 1895),[3] a position she held for 22 years.
Family
Dr (Julian) Gilbert Desailly,[4] married to Frances Esme Desailly, M.B.E., J.P.,[5] née Tangye,[6] of Camperdown, was a brother.
Recognition
The Ellen Desailly kindergarten (founded 1928) at North Sydney[7] was named for her. When it closed down, the Wentworth Park kindergarten[8] at Glebe was renamed Ellen Desailly kindergarten.[9]
Harriet A. Dumolo, principal of the Kindergarten Training College, paid a tribute to her work and influence.[10]
References
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