Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921 - 1982)

Formed in 1921, became The Australian Federation of Women Voters in 1924. The Federation were early advocates of women's rights at state, federal and international levels. The Federation was comprised of affiliated State Leagues including New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

• Australian Federation of Women's Societies for Equal Citizenship (former name, 1921 - 1924)

Affiliated

• League of Women Voters of South Australia (1909 - 1979)

Board of Directors

• Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 - 1992)

  [1960 - ]

Membership

• Pethybridge, Eva
• Smith, Addie Viola (1893 - 1975)

Presided

• Rich, Ruby (1888 - 1988)

President

• Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 - 1992)

  [1969 - 1971]

• Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel (1874 - 1967)

  [1954 - 1957]

Superior

• League of Women Voters Victoria (1945 - )

  [1945 - 1982]

Vice President

• Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 - 1992)

  [1979 - ]

Related Corporate Bodies

• The United Associations of Women (1929 - )
• Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia (1909 - 1997)

  Affiliated group

Books

• Geddes, Margaret, A Great Idea: Peace and Women Politicians in Victoria, League of Women Voters of Victoria, Gardenvale, Vic., 1987. [ Details... ]

Book Sections

• Martin, Elaine, '"Polite lobbying": the Australian Federation of Women Voters and its allies in the Australian post-war women's movement.', in Damousi, Joy and Katherine Ellinghaus (eds), Citizenship, Women and Social Justice: International Historical Perspectives, Department of History, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1999, pp. 204-216. [ Details... ]

Conference Proceedings

• Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel, 1874-1967 (ed.), Australian Federation of Women Voters (non-party) silver jubilee 1921-1948 : Eighth Triennial Australian Conference, Melbourne, October 25-30, 1948, Australian Federation of Women Voters, Melbourne, 1948, 8 pp. [ Details... ]

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Papers of Ruby Rich (1888-1988)', 1999, http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/7493.html. [ Details... ]

See also

• Caine, Barbara, 'Greenwood, Irene', in Caine, Barbara (ed.), Australian feminism : a companion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 429-430. [ Details... ]
• Caine, Barbara (ed.), Australian Feminism: A Companion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998, 607 pp. [ Details... ]
• National Library of Australia, '[Portrait of Bessie Rischbieth] [picture].', in Pictures Catalogue, http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an8328137. [ Details... ]