Born

24 December 1882
Adelaide, South Australia

Died

13 April 1962

Occupation

Kindergarten teacher

Summary

Zoe Benjamin was a kindergarten teacher who founded and edited Australian Kindergarten Magazine. She was a lecturer at the Kindergarten Training College and gave broadcasts on the ABC's Kindergarten of the Air. Benjamin's publications included Education for Parenthood (1944), Talks to Parents (1947) and The Schoolchild and His Parents (1950).

Sources used to compile this entry: Hinsby, Margaret, 'Benjamin, Sophia (Zoe) (1882-1962)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070264b.htm.