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The Struggle for Women's Political Rights

By Emmy Bear

  • Louisa Lawson founded a newspaper called The Dawn to make people aware of women's issues

  • Louisa Lawson founded the Dawn club to campaign for women's suffrage

  • Women's suffrage societies presented the Victorian Parliament with a petition with more than 30 000 signatures

  • New Zealand women gained a vote

  • South Australian women gained a vote

  • Vida Goldstein became president of the Women's Suffrage League

  • Women won a vote in Western Australia

  • New South Wales women were allowed to vote

  • Women were allowed to vote in Tasmania

  • Queensland women were allowed to vote

  • Women were allowed to vote in Victoria

  • Women were allowed to run for parliament New South Wales

  • Women were allowed to run for parliament Western Australia

  • Edith Cowan became Australia's first female member of parliament