Adela Coit facts for kids
Adela Coit (born September 11, 1863 – died 1932) was an important person who worked for women's rights. She believed women should have the right to vote. She was also a social reformer, meaning she worked to make society better for everyone. Adela was a big supporter of the Ethical Movement. This movement taught people to live good and moral lives without needing religious beliefs.
A Life Dedicated to Change
Adela Coit was born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, on September 11, 1863. Her parents were Augusta von Gans and Fredrich Ludwig, a German industrialist. She had two brothers, Paul Frederick and Ludwig Wilhelm.
Adela married Stanton Coit, a writer, on December 21, 1898. She had also been married to Moritz Benedikt Julius Wetzlar before. Adela had a son named Richard Wetzlar. She also had three daughters: Elizabeth Wetzlar, Virginia Coit, and Margaret Wetzlar Coit. Her daughter, Margaret, also joined the women's suffrage movement. Adela Coit lived in London for many years. She passed away on October 7, 1932.
Working for Women's Rights
Adela Coit was a strong supporter of women getting the right to vote. This movement was called women's suffrage. In 1898, she was the only woman elected to the Royal Institution, a famous organization for science and education.
Adela joined the International Women's Suffrage Alliance when it started in 1904 in Berlin. This group worked to get women the right to vote all over the world. She became the treasurer of this group in 1907.
In 1907, she also joined the Women's Social and Political Union. This was another important group fighting for women's voting rights. Later, she became a member of the Women's Tax Resistance League. This group believed women should not pay taxes if they couldn't vote. In 1911, she held a meeting for this league.
Adela Coit also became a member of the first Election Fighting Fund Committee of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. From 1913, she was part of the executive committee of the London Society for Women's Suffrage. All these groups worked hard to achieve equal voting rights for women.
