Ada Wells
New Zealand suffragette (1863-1933)
Ada Wells née Pike (29 April 1863 – 22 March 1933) was a feminist and social worker in New Zealand.
Wells worked as a student-teacher and attended Canterbury College. In the 1880s she became active in the women's suffrage movement. In 1892 she formed the Canterbury Women's Institute.[1] She also helped form the National Council of Women of New Zealand.[2] In 1917 she was the first woman to work on the Christchurch City Council. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage now offers an Ada Wells Memorial Prize for Undergraduate Students.[3]
References change
- ↑ Grimshaw, Patricia Ann. "Wells, Ada". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage (11 April 2011). "Ada Wells". Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Ada Wells Memorial Prize". Retrieved 17 April 2011.