- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4389
Bromham, Ada
(1880 – 1965)- Born 20 December 1880, Gobur, Victoria, Australia
- Died 15 March 1965, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Occupation Aboriginal rights activist, Feminist, Political candidate, Temperance advocate
Summary
Ada Bromham spent her long life as a campaigner for the rights of women, children and Aboriginal people. She stood for parliament on two occasions; once in 1921 for the Western Australian Assembly and again in 1941 for the seat of Unley in the South Australian Parliament. She was a member and office bearer of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union from 1925 until her death in 1965. She was a member also of the Women’s Service Guilds, which was affiliated with the Australian Federation of Women Voters.
Archival resources
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Bromham, Ada (1880-1965), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-578037
- Edited Book
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Resource Section
- Bromham, Ada (1881-1965), Birman, Wendy, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070428b.htm
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Site Exhibition
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders