Lydia Adams-Williams

Lydia Adams-Williams (1867–1928) was an American writer and conservationist.

Personal life Adams-Williams was born in Genoa, Nevada on July 18, 1867. She attended San Jose Normal School and Stanford University. In 1890, she married Delbert Williams, publisher of the Genoa Courier newspaper, divorcing him in 1898.

Adams-Williams died in Los Angeles, California on March 6, 1928. One of the topics she wrote and lectured on was the topic of conservation and the problem of deforestation. In 1915 her profile of Mrs. Emmons Crocker was included in the American Forestry Association's journal American Forestry.

In 1921, Adams-Williams ran unsuccessfully for a United States Senate seat in Nevada.

Adams-Williams was a member of the Woman's National Press Association and the International League of Press Clubs.