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{{Short description|British academic administrator and soroptimist}} |
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| name = Ethel De la Cour |
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| image = Ethel de la Coer in 1929 or 30.jpg |
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| caption = by [[Andrew Swan Watson]] |
| caption = De la Cour by [[Andrew Swan Watson]], c. 1929-30 |
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| birth_date = 6 December 1869 |
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| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]] |
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland |
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| death_date = {{death-date and age|25 April 1957|6 December 1869}} |
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| known_for = Leading a college |
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'''Ethel De la Cour''' [[OBE]] (December |
'''Ethel De la Cour''' [[OBE]] (6 December 1869 – 25 April 1957) was a British college head and soroptimist. |
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==Life== |
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In 1896 she joined [[Christian Guthrie Wright]] and [[Louisa Stevenson]] who had founded a school for cookery in Edinburgh. She was employed as the assistant Secretary to Jessie Melvin who was the college's secretary. |
In 1896 she joined [[Christian Guthrie Wright]] and [[Louisa Stevenson]] who had founded a school for cookery in Edinburgh. She was employed as the assistant Secretary to Jessie Melvin who was the college's secretary. |
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Guthrie Wright died suddenly in 1907, aged 62 years. |
Guthrie Wright died suddenly in 1907, aged 62 years. Cour was promoted to be the professional Principal of the cookery school in 1909.<ref>{{Cite web|title=QMU History |website=Queen Margaret University |url=https://www.qmu.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/|access-date=2020-10-10}}</ref> The school went on to define [[Domestic Science]] teaching for Scotland, because the 1908 Education (Scotland) Act made Domestic Science an essential part of compulsory education.<ref name=kkk>{{Cite ODNB|title=Cour, Ethel Maud De la (1869–1957), college head and soroptimist|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52733|access-date=2020-10-10|year = 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/52733}}</ref> |
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During the first world war food was in short supply and eventually rationing was introduced. She was involved with groups who were encouraging the use of new recipes so that the maximum nutrition could be obtained from those foods that were available. She was awarded an [[Master of Business Economics|MBE]] for this work.<ref name=kkk/> |
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In recognition of her contribution to domestic science teaching she was awarded an [[OBE]] in 1929.<ref name=kkk/> |
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In recognition of her contribution to domestic science teaching she was awarded an [[OBE]] in 1929. She was already a [[Justice of the Peace]] and Principal of the "Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy".<ref>{{London gazette|city=Edinburgh |date=4 June 1929 |title=Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood |issue=14553|page=573}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1930 she retired and the school became the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science. In 1972 the name changed again, to Queen Margaret College (now Queen Margaret University).<ref>[http://www.qmu.ac.uk/the_university/history.htm "History: From Edinburgh School of Cookery to Queen Margaret University"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402231147/http://www.qmu.ac.uk/the_university/history.htm |date=2 April 2011 }} Queen Margaret University website.</ref> There is a Historic Scotland plaque on the site of the school's Atholl Crescent location, naming Stevenson and Guthrie Wright as the school's co-founders.<ref>[http://www.qmu.ac.uk/marketing/press_releases/Historic-Scotland-plaque.htm "Founders Commemorated with Historic Scotland Plaque"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315171245/http://www.qmu.ac.uk/marketing/press_releases/Historic-Scotland-plaque.htm |date=15 March 2016 }} Queen Mary University Edinburgh, press release (31 January 2013).</ref> |
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In 1927 a branch of the [[Soroptimist International]] was started in Edinburgh. She was a founder member and the group's founding President.<ref>{{Cite periodical|date=October 2016|title=Women's Clubs in Edinburgh in the 1920s and 1930s|url=https://sigbi.org/edinburgh/files/2012/10/SIEnna-157-October-2016-web.pdf|periodical=Soroptimist International Edinburgh- News, Notes, Anecdotes|issue=157|page=2}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1930 she retired and the school became the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science. In 1972 the name changed again, to Queen Margaret College (now [[Queen Margaret University]]).<ref>[http://www.qmu.ac.uk/the_university/history.htm "History: From Edinburgh School of Cookery to Queen Margaret University"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402231147/http://www.qmu.ac.uk/the_university/history.htm |date=2 April 2011 }} Queen Margaret University website.</ref> There is a Historic Scotland plaque on the site of the school's Atholl Crescent location, naming Stevenson and Guthrie Wright as the school's co-founders.[[File:Plaque to Louisa Stevenson and Christian Guthrie Wright at 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|Plaque to Louisa Stevenson and Christian Guthrie Wright at 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh]]<ref>[http://www.qmu.ac.uk/marketing/press_releases/Historic-Scotland-plaque.htm "Founders Commemorated with Historic Scotland Plaque"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315171245/http://www.qmu.ac.uk/marketing/press_releases/Historic-Scotland-plaque.htm |date=15 March 2016 }} Queen Mary University Edinburgh, press release (31 January 2013).</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:01, 11 August 2024
Ethel De la Cour | |
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 De la Cour by Andrew Swan Watson, c. 1929-30 | |
| Born | 6 December 1869 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 25 April 1957 (aged 87) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Known for | Leading a college |
Ethel De la Cour OBE (6 December 1869 – 25 April 1957) was a British college head and soroptimist.
Life
Cour was born in Edinburgh in 1869. Her parents were Alice-Maria and Lauritz Ulrich De la Cour. Her father was a merchant.
In 1896 she joined Christian Guthrie Wright and Louisa Stevenson who had founded a school for cookery in Edinburgh. She was employed as the assistant Secretary to Jessie Melvin who was the college's secretary.
Guthrie Wright died suddenly in 1907, aged 62 years. Cour was promoted to be the professional Principal of the cookery school in 1909.[1] The school went on to define Domestic Science teaching for Scotland, because the 1908 Education (Scotland) Act made Domestic Science an essential part of compulsory education.[2]
During the first world war food was in short supply and eventually rationing was introduced. She was involved with groups who were encouraging the use of new recipes so that the maximum nutrition could be obtained from those foods that were available. She was awarded an MBE for this work.[2]
In recognition of her contribution to domestic science teaching she was awarded an OBE in 1929. She was already a Justice of the Peace and Principal of the "Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy".[3]
In 1927 a branch of the Soroptimist International was started in Edinburgh. She was a founder member and the group's founding President.[4]
In 1930 she retired and the school became the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science. In 1972 the name changed again, to Queen Margaret College (now Queen Margaret University).[5] There is a Historic Scotland plaque on the site of the school's Atholl Crescent location, naming Stevenson and Guthrie Wright as the school's co-founders.
Cour died in Edinburgh in 1957.[2]
References
- ^ "QMU History". Queen Margaret University. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ a b c "Cour, Ethel Maud De la (1869–1957), college head and soroptimist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52733. Retrieved 2020-10-10. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 14553. 4 June 1929. p. 573.
- ^ "Women's Clubs in Edinburgh in the 1920s and 1930s" (PDF). Soroptimist International Edinburgh- News, Notes, Anecdotes. No. 157. October 2016. p. 2.
- ^ "History: From Edinburgh School of Cookery to Queen Margaret University" Archived 2 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Queen Margaret University website.
- ^ "Founders Commemorated with Historic Scotland Plaque" Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Queen Mary University Edinburgh, press release (31 January 2013).