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]
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 |
She is a member of the Strathmore University University Council.
Biography edit
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]
Works edit
- Marlin, Olga (2011-06-09). To Africa with a Dream. Boissevain Books. ISBN 978-0-9845232-2-1.
References edit
- ^ "Olga Marlin". Scepter publishers.
- ^ "Olga Emily Marlin". www.cgoakley.org.
- ^ a b c "Nairobi, Kenya -- Honorary doctorate awarded by Strathmore University". Romana (52): 140. January–June 2011.
- ^ a b "To Africa with a Dream | Olga Marlin Is 80". Boissevain Books LLC. September 15, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
External links edit
- Kianda School
- Kianda Foundation
- Strathmore University
- John Tepper Marlin, "DR. OLGA MARLIN | D. Litt, Strathmore Univ., 2011", June 26, 2011, updated May 1, 2016.