 Ada Beveridge

Ada Beveridge MBE, "née" Beardmore (15 February 1875 – 20 January 1964) was an Australian Country Women's Association leader.Born at Townsville in Queensland to commission agent Frederick Joshua Wathen Beardmore and Emily Anne, "née" Commins, Ada attended Sydney Girls High School as a scholarship student before studying at the University of Sydney, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in 1896 with first-class honours in English and becoming a schoolteacher.