Ada Wells
A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson
Ada Wells was the first woman elected to the Christchurch City Council, 2 May 1917. She was active in women's suffrage and social justice.
Photograph of Ada Wells from Woman Today magazine
Alexander Turnbull Library
National Council of Women, Christchurch
Alexander Turnbull Library
Biographies: Ada Wells
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
National Council of Women, 1901
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
WOMEN'S NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND. (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 May 1896)
National Library of New Zealand