Person Lilian Charlesworth

1897-1970 Lilian Edith Charlesworth was born on 15 March 1897 in Stockwell London. She was educated at Clapham High School and Royal Holloway College, London. In 1918 she graduated from Holloway with a BA in classics. She taught at Acton Boys' School, 1918-1920; Roedean School, Brighton, 1930-1931. In 1931 she was appointed head of Kensington High School, owned by the Girls' Public Day School Trust, and it 1939 she transferred to Sutton High School, where she remained until her retirement in 1959. Charlesworth was the president of the Association of Head Mistresses, 1948-1950, and chair of the joint committee of the four secondary associations, 1952-1954. She was also on the executive committee of the Royal Academy of Dancing and was a member of the Professional Classes Aid Council and the Soroptomists. She was the Director of the Thomas Wall Trust and was appointed a CBE in 1954. She was also interested in international educational development and a member of the London assembly which led to the founding of UNESCO. In her retirement she travelled around the world promoting education and the Council of Education in World Citizenship. She died on 20 November 1970. headmistress and promoter of international understanding GB/366/483 Deposited/Corporate/GDS/Heads/Charlesworth 19/06/2008 Mkklibyz 13/03/2009 Mkklibyz Charlesworth; Lilian Edith (1897-1970); headmistress and promoter of international understanding Charlesworth Lilian Edith Female GB/366/475 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes 1025e0d3-7143-4274-86c9-0a1d4b41b98c