Birth
She was born in Hackney, England, a daughter of Thomas John Barnardo, the founder of the Barnardo's charity for destitute children, and his wife, the former Sarah Louise "Syrie" Elmslie.
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Famous quotes containing the word birth:
“O take fast hold; let that light be thy guide
In this small course which birth draws out to death,”
—Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)
“For birth was a disease and Christopher and I invented the cure.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)