Women's Equal Franchise Association
The Women's Equal Franchise Association (1894–1905) was a
At the second general meeting of the association on 27 April 1894,
After the Federation of Australia, the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 gave white women the right to vote in federal elections and the right to stand for election to the Australian Parliament.[5] It was not until 1905 that the Queensland Parliament passed the Elections Act Amendment Act to allow women to vote (but not stand) in Queensland state elections.[5]
On 4 May 1905, the Women's Equal Franchise Association held a social event at the Brisbane Trades Hall to celebrate obtaining the franchise for women in Queensland and disbanded the organisation.[6]
Postscript
The 1907 state election, held on 18 May 1907, was the first Queensland state election at which women were entitled to vote. In 1915, women were allowed to stand for election to the Queensland Parliament. The suffrage law extension of 1905 did not extend to Indigenous citizens of the state, male and female, which did not gain the vote until 1962.
References
- The Telegraph. No. 6672. Queensland. 6 March 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Telegraph. No. 6, 674. Queensland, Australia. 8 March 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Telegraph. No. 6718. Queensland. 30 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Morning Bulletin. No. 17, 550. Queensland. 13 April 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "In a Woman's Mind". The Worker. Vol. 16, no. 730. Brisbane. 29 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- "1894 and 1897 Women's Suffrage Petitions". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2017.