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Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown; 10 March 1861 – 13 February 1958) was an English author, historian and politician.
- Author, historian and politician
- Newnham College, Cambridge
- British
- John Neville Keynes
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.
Florence Ada Keynes, nascida Brown the 10 de março de 1861 em Cheetam, Manchester, e morreu em 13 de fevereiro de 1958 em Cambridge, é uma figura política e social britânica conhecido por seu envolvimento na reforma social e sua eleição como prefeito de Cambridge em 1932.
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.”
Há 6 dias · 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 ...
