Olga Marlin | |
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Born | Olga Emily Marlinn November 12, 1934
New York City, United States |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin; University College Dublin |
Occupation(s) | Educator and author |
Known for | Founding member of Kianda School, Nairobi, Kenya |
Notable work | To Africa with a Dream |
Olga Marlin (born November 12, 1934) is an American-born educator based in Kenya. She is the author of To Africa with a Dream and a founding member of Kianda School, Nairobi, Kenya, which started in 1961 as Kianda Secretarial College, and was the first multi-racial girls' school in East Africa.[ citation needed]
She is a member of the Strathmore University University Council.
Olga Emily Marlin was born in New York City on November 12, 1934, [1] [2] and studied modern languages at Trinity College Dublin, from which she received her MA degree in 1956. She also holds a H.Dip.Ed. from University College Dublin (1957). [3]
In 1960, she moved to Kenya, at a time when few African women had any access to a formal education, and in 1961 she began, together with other women, Kianda College, a secretarial college that was open to women of all races, [3] [4] which in 1993 became part of Strathmore University.
The second edition of her book To Africa with a Dream, which describes her 50 years of work in Kenya and other African countries, was published in 2011 by Boissevain Books. [4]
In June 2011, she received a Litt.D. degree, honoris causa, from Strathmore University, [3] the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the University.[ citation needed]
Olga Marlin | |
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Born | Olga Emily Marlinn November 12, 1934
New York City, United States |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin; University College Dublin |
Occupation(s) | Educator and author |
Known for | Founding member of Kianda School, Nairobi, Kenya |
Notable work | To Africa with a Dream |
Olga Marlin (born November 12, 1934) is an American-born educator based in Kenya. She is the author of To Africa with a Dream and a founding member of Kianda School, Nairobi, Kenya, which started in 1961 as Kianda Secretarial College, and was the first multi-racial girls' school in East Africa.[ citation needed]
She is a member of the Strathmore University University Council.
Olga Emily Marlin was born in New York City on November 12, 1934, [1] [2] and studied modern languages at Trinity College Dublin, from which she received her MA degree in 1956. She also holds a H.Dip.Ed. from University College Dublin (1957). [3]
In 1960, she moved to Kenya, at a time when few African women had any access to a formal education, and in 1961 she began, together with other women, Kianda College, a secretarial college that was open to women of all races, [3] [4] which in 1993 became part of Strathmore University.
The second edition of her book To Africa with a Dream, which describes her 50 years of work in Kenya and other African countries, was published in 2011 by Boissevain Books. [4]
In June 2011, she received a Litt.D. degree, honoris causa, from Strathmore University, [3] the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the University.[ citation needed]