Marion Welchman

Elsie Marion Welchman ( Eves; 6 June 1915 – 19 April 1997) was a British charity administrator and nurse. She was involved in campaigning for the recognition of dyslexia and its remediation; locally through the Bath Association for Dyslexia, nationally with the British Dyslexia Association, and then internationally. Her early career had been as a state registered nurse and in occupational health care, before taking an interest in dyslexia after looking for help for her otherwise intelligent son who struggled with poor spelling at school.

Biography Elsie Marion Eves was born on 6 June 1915 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales. and as part of a group of parents who were looking for "convenient excuses for the limitations of their children",

Welchman was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, and was too ill to attend the BDA's 4th International Conference held in York in early 1997. She died on 19 April 1997 in Hatch End, Middlesex, England; she was aged 81.