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Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921 - 1982)

From
1921
To
1982
Occupations
Lobby group and Women's Rights Organisation
Alternative Names
  • Australian Federation of Women's Societies for Equal Citizenship (former name, 1921 - 1924)

Summary

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.

Sources used to compile this entry: Sawer, M (1992) Women's Political History - A Guide to Sources, National Museum of Australia.

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Board of Directors

Superior

Vice President

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia Records, 1896 - 1959, ACC 1949A; Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia (1909 - 1997); JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • A. Viola Smith - further papers, 1957 - 1975, MLMSS 7032; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Eleanor M. Hinder - papers, 1837-1963, together with the papers of A. Viola Smith, ca. 1850-1975, 1850 - 1975, MLMSS 770; Hinder, Eleanor Mary (1893 - 1963); Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • United Association of Women - Records, c. 1930 - 1970, MLMSS 2160; The United Associations of Women (1929 - ); Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • United Associations of Women Records, c. 1930 - 1978, ML MSS 2160/ML MSS 2160 ADD-ON 427/ML MSS 2160 ADD-ON 1317; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers of Ruby Rich, 1906 - 1984, MS 7493; Rich, Ruby (1888 - 1988); National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • Papers of Ruby Rich, 1943 - 1948, MS 2260; Rich, Ruby (1888 - 1988); National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
  • Records of the Australian Federation of Women Voters, 1920 - 1983, NLA MS 2818; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Eva Pethybridge Papers, 1943 - 1963, 87/172; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

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

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

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Created: 13 September 2001, Last modified: 22 December 2004

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