Ada Benson

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Ada Benson

Benson [married name McDowall], Ada (1840–1882), headmistress and educationist

Oxford Biography Index Number 101048641 [what is this?]
http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101048641/Ada-Benson Primary authority: Oxford DNB

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Ruth Pryor, ‘Benson , Ada (1840–1882)’, first published 2004; online edn, Oct 2005, 1307 words, with portrait illustration

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/48641

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