About Jane Kelley Adams
Lived 1852 – 1924 (aged 71–72). Jane Kelley Adams was an American clubwoman and suffragist.
Jane Kelley Adams (October 13/30, 1852 – April 17, 1924) was an American educator. She was always active in the educational work of her city and state, Woburn, Massachusetts. She served as president of the school board and was active among the various societies of college women in the cities near Boston. Adams was also one of the founders of the Woburn Home for Aged Women, president of many clubs and societies, and chair of the Equal Suffrage League.
Biography Sarah Jane Kelley was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, October 13/30, 1852. (Herringshaw (1905) and Willard & Livermore (1893) record Jane's date of birth as October 30, 1852.)
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Who was Jane Kelley Adams?
American educator (1852-1924)
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Jane Kelley Adams was born on 30 October 1852 in Woburn.
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Jane Kelley Adams died in 1924.
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Jane Kelley Adams was a clubwoman and suffragist.
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