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Australian Women
Biographical entry
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Hassall, Eliza (1834 - 1917) |
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| Born: 2 November 1834 Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 26 December 1917 Cobbitty. | |
Eliza Hassall founded the first Australian Scripture Union in 1880. In 1892, she offered her home at Ashfield as a training home for women missionaries under the Church Missionary Society. The Marsden Training Home was officially opened in 1893 with Hassall as superintendent. |
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 December 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE3698b.htm |