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As the Trust celebrates its 75th anniversary, we decided to take a closer look at just who Elizabeth Casson was - who was her family? what was her upbringing like? how did she discover occupational therapy? what did she do next.....? Prof Annie Turner (former Trust chair) and Dee Christie (current Trust chair) interviewed three of Elizabeth's great-nieces to learn more about 'Aunt Elsie' and Malcolm Rowlands researched her family tree (https://elizabethcasson.org.uk/#ElizabethCasson). Annie wrote a blog about what we learned and Penny Pocock, one of the great-nieces, reads this here. We hope you enjoy listening to Penny, imagining this may be how Elizabeth sounded, and being transported back in time to Elizabeth's life. It wasn't always plain sailing, as you'll hear....
As the Trust celebrates its 75th anniversary, we decided to take a closer look at just who Elizabeth Casson was - who was her family? what was her upbringing like? how did she discover occupational therapy? what did she do next.....? Prof Annie Turner (former Trust chair) and Dee Christie (current Trust chair) interviewed three of Elizabeth's great-nieces to learn more about 'Aunt Elsie' and Malcolm Rowlands researched her family tree (https://elizabethcasson.org.uk/#ElizabethCasson). Annie wrote a blog about what we learned and Penny Pocock, one of the great-nieces, reads this here. We hope you enjoy listening to Penny, imagining this may be how Elizabeth sounded, and being transported back in time to Elizabeth's life. It wasn't always plain sailing, as you'll hear....