Hassall, Eliza Marsden

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE3698

(1834 – 1917)

Born 2 November, 1834, Cobbitty New South Wales Australia
Died 26 December, 1917, Coogee New South Wales Australia
Occupation Missionary

Summary

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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Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
Resource
- Trove: Hassall, Eliza Marsden (1834-1917), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-738062

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