A Woman of Note!
It seems only fitting after the Federal Election results to showcase a woman who made a difference! After attending the Sydney Writers Festival in the past few days I was inspired to write a blog which relates to a woman who, together with many other things, championed women writers and inspired them to go forth and dream big. ZARA ARONSON Zara was born in Sydney in September 1864 to Moritz Baar, a merchant of Hanover and London, and his wife Zillah. Zara was taken to Europe at three years of age and educated at Bradford Girls Grammar School, Yorkshire, England, and at Weisbaden, Germany. She returned to Sydney in 1879 and attended Mrs Morell's school. At the Great Synagogue on 25 October 1882 she married Frederick Aronson, a merchant and set up house in Woollahra near her father, who at the time imported Indian and Chinese wares. Mrs Aronson became active in local charities and was a member of the committees of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution amongst several o...