Ada Henry Van Pelt

Ada Henry Van Pelt (1838 – August 7, 1923) was a temperance and suffrage activist, editor, lecturer, and, later in life, an inventor.

Her husband Captain Charles E. Van Pelt, whom she married in 1864, commanded the 48th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment.

After the end of the Civil War, Ada and her husband relocated to Nebraska, where she helped found the Lincoln City Library.

[3] Humphry Davy, a renowned British chemist, had previously employed hydrolysis using a voltaic pile to isolate many substances, such as potassium, magnesium, and sodium in 1807.

[2] Now, consumers have numerous options of at-home water filtration and purification systems: UV light, electrolysis, semi-permeable membranes, etc.

[4] In 1912, Ada Henry Van Pelt was named an honorary member of the French Academy of Science for her innovative contributions.

She continued to lecture and participate in the Ebell Club, a women's nonprofit in Los Angeles that held performances, classrooms, and meeting rooms.