Ava Lloy Galpin (1877 – April 19, 1935) was an American educator, clubwoman, suffragist, temperance activist, and politician, based in Southern California.

[9] She taught in Los Angeles city schools from 1905, and was active for many years in the California Teachers' Association.

[12] She was the first woman president of the Los Angeles High School Teachers' Association.

[7] She spoke in favor of Prohibition at a 1928 campaign rally in Los Angeles for presidential candidate Al Smith.

[18][19] She served on executive boards of the Women's Vocational Alliance and the Survey on Race Relations.