Women's Suffrage

Women's Suffrage Petition - master photocopy, 1894 (GRG 92/5)

A petition in favour of extending the right to vote to women was collected by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Women's Suffrage League.

The petition asked for women to be given franchise for both houses of Parliament on the same terms as men. It was signed by over 10,600 South Australians.

It was presented to the House of Assembly by the Hon. G C Hawker on 30th August 1894.

The original petition is held by the House of Assembly, Parliament of South Australia, but you can access a photocopy of this record in our Research Centre.

Indexes

Index for GRG 92/5 Woman's Suffrage Petition, 1894 - alphabetical by signatory

An index to this series was created in 1994 and in 2019 was reviewed and updated using a range of primary sources. It is arranged alphabetically and gives:

surname of the person on the petition
some addresses and occupations
the page number within the petition for their entry.

The page number in this list relates to a microfilm copy. To find the signature in the purple book in the Research Centre, use the key in the front of the book.

A copy of this listing is also promoted through the Centre of Democracy. On this site you can search the petition by name, occupation, township, etc.