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Fanny Elizabeth Hunt
Fanny Elizabeth Hunt (25 July 1863 - June 1941) was the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney, Australia, graduating in 1888.
Personal life.
Hunt was born in Reading, England and was one of ten children of Margaret Morgan (1838-1937) and Edwin Hunt (1837-1895), a teacher who became the headmaster of the Randwick Orphanage School. The family moved to Australia in 1879.
Education.
She started her
solicitor Henry Braddon and his wife Fanny White. He had two sisters, one of whom, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, was later a famous novelist. Braddon was educated at various private schools including University College School, and later at University College London.
Henry and Fanny separated in 1840, due to Henry's financial failures, and in 1847, Braddon left for India to take a job with his cousin's merchant business. He later joined the Indian civil service, rising to the position of assistant commissioner, and serving as