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Ada Henry Van Pelt

1838-00-00 – 1923-08-07

Portrait of Ada Henry Van Pelt
Mrs. A. H. Van Pelt Pacific Coast Women's Press Association Photographer: Marceau URL: https://books.google.com/books?id=wxNmDsMHJLMC&pg=PA344Credit: Charles Sedgwick Aiken

Life & Legacy

Ada Henry Van Pelt (1838 – August 7, 1923) was a temperance and suffrage activist, editor, lecturer, and, later in life, an inventor. She held several patents, including one for an electric water purifier, patented when she was 74 years old.

Occupation & Career

activist, editor, inventor, journalist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q23419240 — wikidata View source

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