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Corbin, Laura Mary Louisa (1841 - 1906)

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Childcare worker and Creche founder
Born: 26 April 1841  Adelaide, South Australia.  Died: 24 October 1906  Adelaide.

Laura Corbin founded the non-denominational South Adelaide Creche or Day Nursery in 1887, to care for the children of women who had to work during the day. By the end of her life, Corbin had seen over 37,000 admissions to the creche. She had ten children of her own.

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