Nellie Martel

Ellen Alma "Nellie" Martel
Postcard of Mrs. Nellie Alma Martel c. 1906
Born
Ellen Alma Charleston

(1855-09-30)30 September 1855
Beacon,England
Died11 August 1940(1940-08-11) (aged 84)
London, England
NationalityEnglish-Australian
OccupationSuffragist
Spouse
Charles Martel
(m. 1885; died in 1935)

Ellen Alma Martel, (née Charleston; 30 September 1855 – 11 August 1940) was an English-Australian suffragist and elocutionist.[1] She stood for the Senate at the 1903 federal election, one of the first four women to stand for federal parliament.

  1. ^ Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Martel, Ellen Alma - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 26 February 2018.