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Eleanor Harriet (Nell) Rivett (27 September 1883 – 21 May 1972) was an Australian missionary, known for her work with women's education in India.

Life

Rivett was born on 27 September 1883 in Dover, Tasmania. After being educated in Melbourne, Rivett traveled to Calcutta with the London Missionary Society in 1907.

In India she held a number of leadership roles in the area of women's education including Principal of the United Missionary Girls' High School, secretary of the Bengal Women's Education League, secretary of the Bengal Advisory Board on Women's Education, and Principal of Women's Christian College.

Rivett died in Sydney, Australia on 21 May 1972.

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