Summary

School certificate received by Lili Sigalas (nee Vrahamis) for her schooling at Chourmouze High School in Athens from 1919-20. The subjects listed are Civics, French, Cosmology, Health, Nursing, Childcare, Home Economics, Cooking, Sewing, Accounting, Typing, Music, Art, Psychology and Philology.

Lili (Eleni) Sigalas (nee Vrahamis), born in 1904, was the daughter of Callirrhoe Dressler and Stavros Vrahamis, both from the Greek Island of Sikinos, who also lived for some time in Istanbul.

Lili completed her secondary education in Athens, her father ensuring she was reasonably well educated, as he was unable to settle a dowry on her. In 1920 Lili was engaged to a cousin Letho (Eleutherios) Sigalas, and in 1922 migrated to Melbourne on the 'Largs Bay' with her father-in-law to be, James (Iakovos) Sigalas, and her elder married sister Alex. Letho and Lili were married at the Greek Orthodox Church on Victoria Parade, on 18 July 1923, just eight days before Lili's 19th birthday. They had two daughters - Dan'e in 1924 and Magarita Babette in 1931.

Physical Description

Certificate printed in Greek in black ink, landscape orientation. Centred text surrounded by black border of running design. Lower left corner contains a green and blue stamp, which has been pasted on. There are hand written signatures in black ink at lower centre and right. There are two circular stamps in purple ink at lower left and centre. There is a signature in black ink on the reverse of certificate, along the upper edge.

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