- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4427
Onslow, Madeline Emma
- Lady
- Maiden name Tottenham, Madeline Emma
Alternative spelling of first name Madeleine
- Born 21 December 1850, County Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
- Died 5 October 1926, Hampstead, Middlesex, England
- Occupation Suffragist
Summary
Madeline Onslow worked for the woman suffrage cause in Western Australia after her arrival in the colony with her husband, Attorney-General of Western Australia, Sir Alexander Onslow in 1880. As a founding member, and vice-president of the Karrakatta Club for women in Perth from 1894, she persuaded it to debate and discuss woman suffrage. In 1899 she was instrumental in the formation of the Woman’s Franchise League, which lobbied strongly for the vote until it was granted to the women of Western Australia in 1899.
In 1901 she returned to England where she worked to achieve the franchise for the women of the United Kingdom.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Onslow, Madeline Emma (1851-19261231), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477497
- Edited Book
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Book
- Lady Onslow's legacy : a history of the Home of Peace and the Brightwater Care Group, Gare, Deborah, 2001, https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2975626