1876 - 1952
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.| HM Number | HMCBO |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
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| Marker Number | 363 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | The Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, August 31st, 2014 at 8:32pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 711608 N 4802213 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.34298333, -90.38933333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 20.579', W 90° 23.36' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 20' 34.74" N, 90° 23' 21.60" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 424 W 6th St, Richland Center WI 53581, US |
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