Ada James 1876 – 1952
N 43° 20.576 W 090° 23.362
15T E 711605 N 4802207
Ada James 1876 – 1952 Historical Marker in Krouskop Park at 400 W Sixth St (Hwy 14) in Richland Center
Waymark Code: WM1F1V
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2007
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“Born in Richland Center, Ada James was an important suffrage leader, campaigning throughout Wisconsin in support of women’s right to vote. In 1919, James mobilized her father, a state legislator, to deliver Wisconsin’s ratification papers to Washington, D. C., making Wisconsin the first state in the Nation to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment.
Erected 1998”
County: Richland
Location: Park
MarkerID: 363
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