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Petersen, Alicia Teresa Jane O'Shea (1862 - 1923)

Born
2 July 1862
Broadmarsh, Tasmania, Australia
Died
22 January 1923
Tasmania
Occupation
Political candidate
Alternative Names
  • McShane, Alicia (maiden name)
  • O'Shea, Alicia (former married name)

Summary

Alicia Petersen grew up in a small rural community in Tasmania, and worked in the clothing industry. She was a speaker for the Citizens' Social and Moral Reform League in 1906, and a member of the Women's Political Association, but maintained a non-party stance. Petersen was a founder and life-president of the Australian Women's Association, and the first woman in Tasmania to stand as a political candidate. In 1913 she contested the federal seat of Denison but her campaign was sabotaged by the press. She stood again, unsuccessfully, in 1922.

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Barbara Lemon

Created: 8 October 2008, Last modified: 27 October 2008

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