About Nellie Dick
Lived 1893 – 1995 (aged 102). Nellie Dick was an educator.
Nellie Dick (born Naomi Ploschansky; 15 May 1893 – 31 October 1995) was an anarchist educator and for 40 years was at the forefront of the Modern Schools movement. While an infant her family moved to Whitechapel in the East End of London, then Leeds, Glasgow, and finally Stepney Green in London.
From 1907 until 1911 Dick organised a Sunday school at the Jubilee Street Anarchist Club, and in 1912 opened the Ferrer Sunday School in Whitechapel.
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Who was Nellie Dick?
anarchist educator (1893–1995)
When was Nellie Dick born?
Nellie Dick was born on 15 May 1893 in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast.
When did Nellie Dick die?
Nellie Dick died on 31 October 1995 in Oyster Bay.
What was Nellie Dick's occupation?
Nellie Dick was an educator.
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