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Women’s Suffrage in Australia

Explore the timeline and significant figures of the women's suffrage movement in Australia. Learn about the trade unions that supported women's rights and the organizations that played a role in promoting women's suffrage. Discover why women wanted the right to vote and how they eventually achieved it. Also, find links to the present-day impact of women's suffrage and references for further reading.

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Women’s Suffrage in Australia

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  1. Women’s Suffrage in Australia

  2. Timeline

  3. Important People • A member of Social Purity Society • Successfully raised the age of consent from 13 to 16 • Formed the first trade union • Created the Women’s Suffrage League •  Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist. • Was the first female political candidate • Was on the $5 note Mary Lee Cathrine Helen Spence

  4. Important People • Collected more than 30, 000 signatures door knocking to gain support for the vote Vida Goldstein

  5. Sub Questions • Why were trade unions good for women’s suffrage? • How did women get the vote? • Why did women want the vote? • What organisations helped to promote women’s rights? NOTE: all of these questions are open-ended. This means they cannot be simply answered but need longer and more detailed answers

  6. Why were trade unions good for women’s suffrage? • Trade unions were good for women’s suffrage because it meant that women were able to protect members against unjust treatment by employers • It also gave members bargaining power to negotiate things like pay increases (from 1/3 to ½ of men’s wages) and break times

  7. How did Women get the vote • Information here... You get the idea ;)

  8. Links to Australian Identity Today • Women in Saudi Arabia, Brunei and the United Arab Emirates still don’t have the right to vote • Trade unions are now a powerful force in many professions and most have a women’s representative on their board to make sure that women’s needs and concerns are still being addressed.

  9. Links to Identity Today • More links to the other sub questions here

  10. References • Australian government, http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-suffragettes, accessed 26/3/15 • Read, write, think incorporated, http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/ , accessed 26/3/15 • Habib Toumi, image, http://www.habibtoumi.com/2013/01/19/candid-and-cheerful-gulf-women-stand-out-in-stadium-crowds/ , accessed 26/3/15 • Wisegeek inc, http://www.wisegeek.org/in-which-countries-are-women-not-allowed-to-vote.htm#didyouknowout , accessed 26/3/15

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