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Bensusan, Julia ( - 1878)

Died
1878
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Charity worker

Summary

Julia Bensusan was founding secretary of the Sydney Foundling Institution, later renamed the Infants' Home, Ashfield. She served on the Board from 1874 until her death in 1878. All members of the first committee were described as ' women of prominence in Australia... who tried to use their influence to improve social conditions'.

Sources used to compile this entry: Lorne-Johnson, Susan, Betrayed and forsaken: the official history of the Infants' Home, Ashfield, founded in 1874 as the Sydney Foundling Institution, The Infants' Home, Ashfield, New South Wales, 2001, 169 pp. pp 2-5..

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Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Bensusan, Julia R, Mrs, Scrapbook, 1862-1878, 1862 - 1878, ML MSS 1698; Bensusan, Julia ( - 1878); Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

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See also

  • Lorne-Johnson, Susan, Betrayed and forsaken: the official history of the Infants' Home, Ashfield, founded in 1874 as the Sydney Foundling Institution, The Infants' Home, Ashfield, New South Wales, 2001, 169 pp. pp 2-5. Details

Rosemary Francis and Carolyne Carter

Created: 11 June 2004, Last modified: 30 April 2009

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