Ada May Norris was born in Western Australia in 1901. She was heavily involved in the activities of the National Council of Women, as well as in other social causes such as the rights of disabled people and the elderly. She died in 1989.

Archival Resources

National Archives of Australia

• NWAC [National Women's Advisory Council] - Appointments, honours and awards, 6 July 1979 - 15 June 1984, 1979/750 7902651; National Archives of Australia. Details

Published Resources

Books

• Norris, Ada, Champions of the Impossible: A History of the National Council of Women of Victoria 1902-1977, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 1978. Details

Book Sections

• Smart, Judith, 'Ada Norris (1901-1989): Champion of the Impossible', in Davis, Fiona, Musgrove, Nell and Smart, Judith (eds), Founders, Firsts and Feminists: Women Leaders in Twentieth-Century Australia, The University of Melbourne: eScholarship Research Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2011, pp. 307-325. http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/fff/pdfs/norris.pdf. Details

Online Resources

• 'Norris, Ada May', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0045b.htm. Details
• Fitzherbert, Margaret, 'Norris, Dame Ada May (1901-1989)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University (ANU), c.2012, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/norris-dame-ada-may-14997. Details