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Mary Elizabeth Brown
Mary Elizabeth Brown (1862 – 1 May 1952) was one of the first women graduates of the University of Sydney (1885). Early life Mary Elizabeth Brown was born in Samoa in 1862. Her father, the Reverend Doctor George Brown, was a Methodist missionary and moved to Samoa in 1860. Reverend Brown was also a collector of artifacts, whose collection is exhibited in part at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. Elizabeth, the second of seven children, was born and lived her early years in Samoa, until she was sent, together with her eldest sister Amy, to her grandparents in Auckland, New Zealand, for her education. Brown became one of the first pupils at the Auckland Girls' High School which opened in 1877. The Browns moved to Sydney in January 1881, having established about twenty-nine missionary stations. Brown entered as a pupil at a ladies' college, the Argyle School, in Albion Street, Surry Hills. Years at the University of Sydney 1882 was the first year in which female st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Mary Elizabeth Brown (1862 – 1 May 1952) was one of the first women graduates of the University of Sydney (1885). Early life Mary Elizabeth Brown was born in Samoa in 1862. Her father, the Reverend Doctor George Brown, was a Methodist missionary and moved to Samoa in 1860. Reverend Brown was also a collector of artifacts, whose collection is exhibited in part at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. Elizabeth, the second of seven children, was born and lived her early years in Samoa, until she was sent, together with her eldest sister Amy, to her grandparents in Auckland, New Zealand, for her education. Brown became one of the first pupils at the Auckland Girls' High School which opened in 1877. The Browns moved to Sydney in January 1881, having established about twenty-nine missionary stations. Brown entered as a pupil at a ladies' college, the Argyle School, in Albion Street, Surry Hills. Years at the University of Sydney 1882 was the first year in which female st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
