Community worker in Melbourne in 19th century
Frances Perry |
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Born | Frances (Fanny) Cooper (1814-06-16)16 June 1814
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Died | 2 December 1892(1892-12-02) (aged 78)
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Occupations |
- Philanthropist
- Community worker
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Known for | Head of committee that founded the Melbourne Lying-in Hospital (Royal Women's Hospital) in Melbourne, Australia |
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Spouse | Charles Perry |
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Frances "Fanny" Perry (née Cooper; 1814–1892) was born in Yorkshire, England and migrated with her husband Charles Perry to Melbourne, Australia in 1848. Frances Perry was a philanthropist and community worker committed to the work of the church, morality[1] and a focus on women's welfare.[2] She was the chair of the committee that founded the Melbourne Lying-in (Royal Women's) Hospital,[3] and was its first president from 1856 to 1874.[2] She also had leading roles in the Governesses' Home, the Carlton Refuge, and was the first President of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum.[4]
Frances Perry House
The Melbourne Lying-in Hospital in Parkville, Melbourne is now known as the Royal Women's Hospital. In 1970 a maternity wing was opened and named Frances Perry House after her.[5] This went on to become an independent private maternity hospital in 1997 called Frances Perry Private Hospital.[5]
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