Elizabeth Bannan
Elizabeth Margaret Bannan BEM (1909–1977) was an Australian educationist.
Elizabeth Bannan was born on 5 June 1909 in North Sydney, New South Wales. She attended Fort Street Girls' High School, and later in life was the President of the Old Girls' Union.[1] In 1931 earned a B.A. from the University of Sydney, during which time she led the Women's Union Debating team.[2] She was awarded the Albert prize for anthropology, the Peter Board prize for education,[3] Walter Beavis prize and the Jones medal.[4]
Bannan taught at government secondary schools[3] prior to her appointment in 1937 as lecturer at Teachers' College. In 1939 she was selected to exchange places with an academic from the University of Oregon.[3] She became warden of women students there in 1943.[4] In 1950 she spent nine months in the USA on the Carnegie Scholarship.[2] In 1954 Bannan was Acting Principal of the college.[5]
Bannan was particularly interested in the use of radio in school tuition.[3]
Bannan died of a coronary occlusion on 26 July 1977 in Ballina.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Centenary Ball For "Fortians"". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 6 May 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Interesting People". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 29 July 1950. p. 40. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "What Women are Doing". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 2 September 1939. p. 30. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Varvaressos, Maria S. (1993). "Bannan, Elizabeth Margaret (1909–1977)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "MORE WOMEN THAN MEN CHOOSE TEACHING CAREERS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 December 1954. p. 11 Section: Women's Section. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
