About Elizabeth Bannan
Lived 1909 – 1977 (aged 67–68). Elizabeth Bannan was an Australian educator.
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. In 1931 earned a B.A. from the University of Sydney, during which time she led the Women's Union Debating team. She was awarded the Albert prize for anthropology, the Peter Board prize for education, Walter Beavis prize and the Jones medal.
Bannan was particularly interested in the use of radio in school tuition.
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Australian educationist
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Elizabeth Bannan was born in 1909 in North Sydney.
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Elizabeth Bannan died in 1977.
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