Adella Kelsey Turner (January 13, 1856 – June 6, 1938) was an American social activist, who was active in many women’s organizations in Texas throughout her lifetime.
Her two living sons donated the Turner home to the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, but it was sold due to the construction of Interstate 35.
Adella Kelsey Turner began her participation in women’s organizations by joining the Standard Club of Dallas.
She had originally joined the clubs for her literary and musical interest, but she soon began working to better Oak Cliff, a southern section of Dallas, Texas.
By 1920, the membership of the City Federation had grown to 1,000 women, and Turner stepped down to Parliamentarian.
The Forum supported nine departments: Art, Bible and Sacred History, Literature and Music, Current Events, Civics and Philanthropy, Philosophy and Science, Household Economics and Pure Food, Home Industry, and Congress of Mothers.
The group put emphasize on education and improvement of living conditions for children and women.
She reinstated the efforts that had dwindled in her absence as well as adding the Public Welfare department.
After World War I ended, with an estimated four-hundred count membership, the Dallas Woman’s Forum was once again aimed to Women's suffrage.