Ada Norris

Dame
Ada Norris
DBE
Born
Ada May Bickford

(1901-07-28)28 July 1901
Greenbushes, Western Australia
Died10 July 1989(1989-07-10) (aged 87)
Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Australian women's rights activist and community worker
Known forfounded the UNAA National Status of Women Network in 1974 and served as President of Australia's National Council of Women

Dame Ada May Norris, DBE, CMG (née Bickford; 28 July 1901–10 July 1989) was an Australian women's rights activist and community worker. She founded the UNAA National Status of Women Network in 1974 and served as President of Australia's National Council of Women. In 1975 Norris headed the Australian International Women's Year Committee.

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