- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1011
Bensusan, Julia
( – 1970)- Died 1 January 1970, 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’.
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Resource
- Trove: Bensusan, Julia (-1878), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-753078