Personal details
Full Name:
- Ada Wells
Lifetime:
- 29 Apr 1863–22 Mar 1933
Biography
Ada Wells
Ada Wells is remembered for her contribution to the women's suffrage campaign in the 1880s and 90s, and for becoming the first woman elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1917.
Read more...Events In History
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13 April 1896NCW formed in ChristchurchThe National Council of Women of New Zealand was established in Christchurch by women who had been active in the suffrage campaign. Their aim was to continue to improve the status and condition of women. Read more...
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Main image: Ada Wells
Ada Wells contributed to the women's suffrage campaign in the 1880s and 90s, and for became the first women elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1917.