Bensusan (nee De Lissa), Ethel

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University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Thumbnail image
de Lissa elderly c1971_0002.jpg [3594kB]
Family name
Bensusan (nee De Lissa)
Given name(s)
Ethel
Initials
E.
Gender
Female

Education

Early education
Bensusan (nee De Lissa), E. : Riviera College
Tertiary education
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Arts.B.A., 1897, University of SydneyBensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Economics, London School of Economics
Start date
1895
Education notes
Not in LSE register and no surviving student file  - Email confirmation from London School of Economics Nov 2017

Life events

Birth
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Life.Birth 1877
Military service
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Military and health.Served: [ Wingate, England ] 1918
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Montessori Educationalist 1921 - @ London [ England ]
Other events
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Relationships.Married 19 Oct 1898Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Life.Lived at - @ Ouro Preto Gold Mine [ Minas Gerais Brazil ]Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Life.Lived at 1927 - @ London [ England ]Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Life.Lived at - @ South Africa [ South Africa ]
Death
Bensusan (nee De Lissa) E. : Death 15 Oct 1973 @ London [ England ]

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OCRd book entry or other narrative
B.A.(1897) Not listed in the Book of Remembrance. Served in the War Office in Britain working in the Secret Service of the Ministry of Information on censorship of foreign publications. The work allowed Bensusan to apply her expertise in foreign languages. Resident of the Women's College.
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY
The Women's College, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
USyd residential college
The Women's College, University of Sydney

Documents and photographs

Additional photograph(s)
Ethel De Lissa (middle row far left) Group Picture Women's College 1895 [ jpg ]Ethel Bensusan portrait c1971 [ jpg ]
Documents
Ethel De Lissa (Bensusan) Roll, Women's College [ pdf ]Bensusan War Work, Women's Magazine, Vol. 7 1920, pp. 37-38. [ pdf ]Bensusan, Death Notice, Women's Magazine, 1974, p. 26 [ pdf ]
Documents / photographs NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Ethel Bensusan Interview Daily Telegraph 2 June 1970, p. 21 [ pdf ]

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External links

Other URLs
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17721572?searchTerm=ethel%20bensusan&searchLimits=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8205010?searchTerm=ethel%20bensusan&searchLimits=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17742836https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17742836/1103664https://books.google.com.au/books?id=V0QRHKV_3NcC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&d...0bensusan%22&f=false

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