Life Summary - Matilda Susanna Curnow

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Curnow, Matilda Susanna (1829–1921)

	Curnow, Matilda Susanna (1829–1921)
Born	12 July, 1829 Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	15 September, 1921 (aged 92) Enmore, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Irish
Religious Influence	Methodist
Related Entries [View as tree]	Brunker, Elizabeth Hewlett (sister)
Occupation*	community worker (1858-1900) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1858-1900) New South Wales, Australia spiritualist (1860-1921) New South Wales, Australia
Clubs*	Women's Literary Society (Sydney) (founder) Optimists' Club (Sydney) (founder, 1909)
Key Events*	Exhibition of Women's Industries and Centenary Fair, 1888 (organiser)
Key Organisations*	Free Kindergarten Union of New South Wales (founder) Queen's Jubilee Fund (patron) Women's College (University of Sydney) (founder)

* Dates are approximate

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