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Women in Australia refers to women's demographic and cultural presence in Australia. Australian women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many ...
In 1902, the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia became the first nation on earth to enact equal suffrage, enabling women to both vote and stand for election alongside men [1] Women have been represented in Australian state parliaments since 1921, and in the Federal Parliament since 1943. The first female leader of an Australian State or ...
South Australian women won the parliamentary vote in 1894 and Spence stood for office in 1897. Edith Cowan (1861–1932) was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1921 and was the first woman elected to any Australian Parliament. Women's suffrage in Australia was one of the early achievements of Australian democracy.
Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote (after New Zealand in 1893) and the first to give women the right to be elected to a national parliament. [1] The Australian state of South Australia , then a British colony, was the first parliament in the world to grant some women full suffrage rights. [ 2 ]
Australian women (10 C, 24 P) A. Australian Aboriginal goddesses (12 P) Australia's Next Top Model seasons (11 P) B. Beauty pageants in Australia (4 C, 8 P)
The Country Women's Association (CWA) is a women's organisation in Australia, which seeks to advance interests of women, families, and communities in Australia, especially those in rural, regional, and remote areas. [1] It comprises seven independent State and Territory Associations.
Australian women centenarians (43 P) Australian female criminals (3 C, 3 P) D. Australian dames (3 C, 3 P) E. Executed Australian women (7 P) Pages in category ...
Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902. The first woman to run for the House of Representatives was Selina Anderson at the 1903 election for Dalley , but the first woman elected to the House was Dame Enid Lyons at the 1943 election for Darwin .