1891 Petition for Female Suffrage
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There were approximately 30,000 signatures. The petition was 260 metres long and 200mm wide. It was made of paper pasted to a material backing and rolled onto a cardboard tube.
Margaret McLean signed first (as "Mrs William McLean") followed by the wife of the Premier of Victoria Jane Munro (signing as Mrs James Munro).
The petition also played an important role in Federation, because in 1901 Australia became the first nation in the world to give women both the right to vote and the right to stand for Parliament.
List of East Melbourne and Jolimont signatories to the petition:
Name | Address |
--, L I | East Melbourne |
Attwooll, Emma | 84 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne |
Baldewin, Frances G. | 132 Powlett Street, East Melbourne |
Baldewin, Mary J. | 132 Powlett Street, East Melbourne |
Ballard, L M | Gipps St, East Melbourne |
Beary, Jenny | 147 Grey Street, East Melbourne |
Benson, E. A. | 470 Church Street, East Melbourne |
Brown, Catherine | Hotham St, East Melbourne |
Chaffer, Amelia | 3 East View Terrace, Punt Road, East Melbourne |
Chaffer, Elizabeth | 3 East View Terrace, Punt Road, East Melbourne |
Chaffer, George, Mrs | 3 East View Terrace, Punt Road, East Melbourne |
Connell, E J | Eblaria , Jolimont |
Cook, Frances A. | 139 Powlett Street, East Melbourne |
Costello, A | East Melbourne |
Crawford, Kate | Powell Street, East Melbourne |
Crossland, H. | 137 Hoddle St, East Melbourne |
Dalton, Martha | East Melbourne |
Drysdale, Elizabeth | Grey Street, East Melbourne |
Elliott, Catherine | 82 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne |
Emerson, C. | 90 Hotham St, East Melbourne |
Emerson, M. | 90 Hotham St, East Melbourne |
Fielder, Carrie | 48 George Street, East Melbourne |
Gething, Ada | 395 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne |
Graham, Mrs | Trinity School, Hoddle Street, East Melbourne |
Halligan, J | Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Halligan, M | Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Hardy, M N | 33 Gisbourne St, East Melbourne |
Harvey, E. M. | Albert Street, East Melbourne |
Hill, H C | 12 Lansdown Street, East Melbourne |
Hopin, E. | 136 Powlett Street, East Melbourne |
Jenks, M A | 84 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne |
Kellet, E. | George Street, East Melbourne |
Knight, Jennie S | 279 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne |
Knowles, S | Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Lervis, A C | Gipps St, East Melbourne |
Lipkoll, Annie E | 232 Albert Street, East Melbourne |
Martin, Cannali | Jolimont |
Martin, Martha | Hotham Street, East Melbourne |
Maynes, M | 69 Gipp St, East Melbourne |
McLean, William, Mrs | East Melbourne |
Middlebrook | 5 Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Morley, C A | Hotham Street, East Melbourne |
Nill, Minnie L. | Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Niven, Isabella | 46 George Street, East Melbourne |
Nott, J. H. | East Melbourne |
Packnall, Rose | East Melbourne |
Pall, Mrs | 104 Grey Street, East Melbourne |
Piper, L. | 152 Simpson Street, East Melbourne |
Roff, Harriet | 520 Albert Street, East Melbourne |
Scharrer, S | Jolimont Square |
Simmons, Jane | 132 Powlett Street, East Melbourne |
Simons, Ada | East Melbourne |
Simons, E. | East Melbourne |
Sullivan, Ellen | 392 Albert Street, East Melbourne |
Tracey, Mrs | 194 Georges Street, East Melbourne |
Trickett, E. A. | 2 Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne |
Turton, L E | 186 George Street, East Melbourne |
Wernicke, E. | Hoddle Street, East Melbourne |
Wiseman, Sarah | 127 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne |
Woodall, E | 153 Gipps Street, East Melbourne |
Woodall, G | 153 Gipps Street, East Melbourne |
Wright, H. | 118 Albert Street, East Melbourne |
Wright, S. | 118 Albert Street, East Melbourne |
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