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Ella Latham
Eleanor Mary Latham CBE (; 10 October 1878 – 26 March 1964) was an Australian charity worker and hospital administrator. She served as president of the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne from 1933 to 1954. Early life Latham was born on 10 October 1878 in Northcote, Victoria. She was the only child of schoolteachers Fanny Louisa (née Matthews) and Richard Tobin, who lived along Merri Creek. Her father authored the petition for the creation of the Borough of Northcote in 1883. Latham attended the University High School, Melbourne, and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne in 1904. The following year she and her friend Jessie Webb published a poetry anthology titled ''Phases of Literature from Pope to Browning: Prose and Verse Selections''. After graduation she worked as a schoolteacher until her marriage in 1907, when she was required to resign in accordance with the marriage bar in place at the time. Public life Latham had a lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
