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Wray was born in [[Chatswood]] in 1899. Her father did not approve of daughters with minds of their own, but that is who she was.<ref name=eadrb/> She went to school in Beecroft and she established an interest in amateur dramatics and in elocution.<ref name=bee>{{Cite web |title=Elinor Caroline Wray (1899-1992) |url=https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/6610 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Hornsby Shire |language=en}}</ref> |
Wray was born in [[Chatswood]] in 1899. Her father did not approve of daughters with minds of their own, but that is who she was.<ref name=eadrb/> She went to school in Beecroft and she established an interest in amateur dramatics and in elocution.<ref name=bee>{{Cite web |title=Elinor Caroline Wray (1899-1992) |url=https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/6610 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Hornsby Shire |language=en}}</ref> |
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She saved up enough money to go and study speech therapy.<ref name=eadrb/> at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] and [[St Thomas' Hospital]] in London, as well as observing speech therapy practice at [[St Bartholomew's Hospital]] and [[King's College Hospital]].<ref>http://www.chw.edu.au/site/directory/entries/speechpath.htm</ref> She then spent three months observing at the London County Council Stammering Centres before returning to Sydney in 1929.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18106615?searchTerm=elinor%20wray&searchLimits | title=Speech Therapy Helps Children | newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald | date=11 March 1949 }}</ref> |
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She saved up enough money to go and study speech therapy in England.<ref name=eadrb/> |
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When she reurned she could not establish herselfd as a speech therapist and she became a nurse. She met Robert Wade who was an Australian orthopaedic surgeon and he supported her ambition. The first speech therapy clinic opened in 1931 at the [[Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children]] with Wray in charge.<ref name=eadrb>{{Citation |last=Maloney |first=Diana |title=Elinor Caroline Wray (1899–1992) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wray-elinor-caroline-16261 |access-date=2024-06-01 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref> |
When she reurned she could not establish herselfd as a speech therapist and she became a nurse. She met Robert Wade who was an Australian orthopaedic surgeon and he supported her ambition. The first speech therapy clinic opened in 1931 at the [[Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children]] with Wray in charge.<ref name=eadrb>{{Citation |last=Maloney |first=Diana |title=Elinor Caroline Wray (1899–1992) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wray-elinor-caroline-16261 |access-date=2024-06-01 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref> |
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Elinor Caroline Wray | |
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| Born | 30 October 1899 |
| Died | 4 February 1992 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | established the first speech therapy facility in Australia |
Elinor Caroline Wray MBE (30 October 1899 – 4 February 1992) was an Australian speech therapist.
Life
Wray was born in Chatswood in 1899. Her father did not approve of daughters with minds of their own, but that is who she was.[1] She went to school in Beecroft and she established an interest in amateur dramatics and in elocution.[2]
She saved up enough money to go and study speech therapy.[1] at the Central School of Speech and Drama and St Thomas' Hospital in London, as well as observing speech therapy practice at St Bartholomew's Hospital and King's College Hospital.[3] She then spent three months observing at the London County Council Stammering Centres before returning to Sydney in 1929.[4]
When she reurned she could not establish herselfd as a speech therapist and she became a nurse. She met Robert Wade who was an Australian orthopaedic surgeon and he supported her ambition. The first speech therapy clinic opened in 1931 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children with Wray in charge.[1]
On 13 June 1981 she became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her contribution to speech therapy in the 1981 Birthday Honours.[5]
Wray died in St Leonards in 1992.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Maloney, Diana, "Elinor Caroline Wray (1899–1992)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-06-01
- ^ a b "Elinor Caroline Wray (1899-1992)". Hornsby Shire. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ http://www.chw.edu.au/site/directory/entries/speechpath.htm
- ^ "Speech Therapy Helps Children". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 March 1949.
- ^ honours.pmc.gov.au https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1086396. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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