Babette Brown

Babette Brown (1931 – 10 February 2019) was a South African-born British writer on race and diversity issues.[1][2]

Babette Brown
Born1931 (1931)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 87–88)
OccupationWriter

Brown was born in Johannesburg. She attended Parktown High School for Girls and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a bachelor's degree in education and from Enfield Polytechnic in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in education in sociology. She married Emanuel Brown in 1953.[2]

Brown's books include Unlearning Discrimination in the Early Years (1998)[3] and Combatting Discrimination: Persona Dolls in Action (2001).[4] She wrote a children's book, Separation, based on her childhood in Apartheid South Africa.[5]

In 1997, Brown won the Jerwood Award for her work with her charity EYTARN (Early Years Trainers Anti Racist Network). She often wrote for Nursery World magazine.

References

  1. Brown, David Max (6 March 2019). "Babette Brown obituary" via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Babette Brown, Persona Doll Training founder: 1931-2019 | Nursery World". www.nurseryworld.co.uk.
  3. "Unlearning Discrimination in the Early Years". 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. Brown, Babette (19 April 2001). Combating Discrimination: Persona Dolls in Action. Trentham. ISBN 9781858562391 via Google Books.
  5. Amazon. Separation. ASIN 0992808782.


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