![Maybanke Wolstenholme (later Anderson) c1890, by Mitchell & Co. From the collection of the State Library of NSW](https://www.glebesociety.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Maybanke-Anderson.jpg)
Maybanke Anderson, feminist and educationist, was involved in a wide range of reformist issues, especially relating to women. She was a member of the Womanhood Suffrage League, the International Women’s Union, and edited and published Woman’s Voice, a fortnightly journal covering social issues. She established the Playgrounds’ Association and the Kindergarten Union, providing free pre-school care for poor families within walking distance of their homes.
Glebe connections
For a number of years Maybanke Anderson and her husband, Francis Anderson, first Challis professor of logic and mental philosophy at the University of Sydney, divided their time between Apricot, a ‘picturesque town house’ at 27 Arundel Street, and a larger property at Pittwater, near Bayview Post Office. The Andersons were at Apricot from ca 1910 to 1916. The house has since been demolished.
More information
Glebe Society Bulletin, 8/2008, p6 ‘Maybanke Anderson and Francis Anderson’
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Posted on 6 April 2013 by Peter
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