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Elizabeth Tripp, född Leigh 1809, död 1899 … Elizabeth Tripp, född Leigh 1809, död 1899, var en australiensisk pedagog. Hon grundade och drev en av Australiens första undervisningsanstalter för undervisning av flickor i Melbourne, East Leigh, mellan 1859 och 1881. Elizabeth Tripp var född i Devonshire i England som dotter till juristen William Leigh, och gifte sig 1831 med sin kusin advokaten William Upton Tripp (d. 1873). Paret emigrerade till Victoria i Australien år 1850 med fem döttrar och en son. Efter att ha separerat från maken öppnade hon en flickskola i Melbourne 1859: skolan bytte adress vid flera tillfällen. Hon assisterades av sina döttar Mary, Margaret, Frances och Florence, men hade också ett antal lärare anställda. Sedan år 1850 förekom det många mer eller mindre tillfälliga flickskolor i Melbourne, ofta bestående av enbart en bildad kvinna som tog emot elever för att försörja sig under en period, men East Leigh var under sin verksamhetsperiod en framgångsrik och permanent institution. Tripp spekulerade också framgångsrikt i aktier. spekulerade också framgångsrikt i aktier.
, Elizabeth Tripp née Leigh (1809-1899) was … Elizabeth Tripp née Leigh (1809-1899) was an Australian educator. She was the founder and manager of one of the first lasting schools for girls in Melbourne the East Leigh in Melbourne, between 1859 and 1881. Tripp was born to the jurist William Leigh in Devonshire in England. In 1831, she married her cousin, the lawyer William Upton Tripp (d. 1873), with whom she had five daughters and a son. She emigrated to Australia with her family in 1850. In 1859, she separated from her spouse, and opened a school for girls in Melbourne with the help of her daughters. From the 1850s onward, it was common for an educated woman in Melbourne to open a school for girls, but normally, these schools were only a temporary method for self-support: the East Leigh was the first girls school in Melbourne to become a successful and permanent educational institution and was as such a pioneer institution. First only assisted by her daughters, Tripp was soon able to engage professional teachers. Tripp was also a successful businessperson within the stock market. Tripp died at her home, 12 Bruce Street, Toorak, on 25 September 1899. Her funeral was held at St. John's Church, Toorak, with burial at the Melbourne General Cemetery. burial at the Melbourne General Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Tripp née Leigh (1809-1899) was … Elizabeth Tripp née Leigh (1809-1899) was an Australian educator. She was the founder and manager of one of the first lasting schools for girls in Melbourne the East Leigh in Melbourne, between 1859 and 1881. Tripp was born to the jurist William Leigh in Devonshire in England. In 1831, she married her cousin, the lawyer William Upton Tripp (d. 1873), with whom she had five daughters and a son. She emigrated to Australia with her family in 1850. Tripp was also a successful businessperson within the stock market.ul businessperson within the stock market.
, Elizabeth Tripp, född Leigh 1809, död 1899 … Elizabeth Tripp, född Leigh 1809, död 1899, var en australiensisk pedagog. Hon grundade och drev en av Australiens första undervisningsanstalter för undervisning av flickor i Melbourne, East Leigh, mellan 1859 och 1881. Tripp spekulerade också framgångsrikt i aktier. spekulerade också framgångsrikt i aktier.
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