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Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown; 10 March 1861 – 13 February 1958) was an English author, historian and politician.
Her public career began in 1907 when she was elected a local poor-law guardian; she became chairman of the board in 1922. When in 1914 married women became eligible to serve as town and county councillors, Florence Keynes became the first woman councillor in Cambridge.
Cllr Florence Ada Keynes was one of the most pioneering women of the early-mid 20th Century in Cambridge. Students of economics may recognise her as the mother of John Maynard Keynes, the economist and former Treasury civil servant.
2 de jul. de 2018 · The first woman to serve on the Cambridge Town Council, and at present the only woman to have been elected an alderman, Mrs Keynes filled the office of Mayor in 1932-33.”
Florence Ada Keynes, née Brown le 10 mars 1861 à Cheetam, Manchester, et morte le 13 février 1958 à Cambridge, est une personnalité politique et sociale britannique, connue pour son implication en faveur de réformes sociales et son élection comme maire de Cambridge en 1932.
29 de mai. de 2024 · As an early student at Newnham College and subsequently as the wife of John Neville Keynes, Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown), (1861–1958) spent her entire adult life living in Cambridge. A prominent public figure, active in charity work and public service, she became the first female councillor of the city and served as its Mayor ...
a fondness for ceremonial and a weakness for Royalty. Florence Ada was the more forceful, active character. One of the first graduates of Newnham, the new women's college, she was heavily involved in good works, particularly as a member of the Charity Organisation Society. Through this, she became active in local politics, ending up as Mayor of ...
