The Fight For Women's Suffrage In Australia

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The fight for women’s equality has been centuries long. Women were often excluded from the political sphere as men viewed them as weak and too emotional to comprehend politics. Only in the past one hundred fifty years or so have women begun fighting for their right to vote and hold positions in government positions. As the nineteenth century turned to the twentieth, women began fighting more vehemently for the right to vote nationally; later into the twentieth century, the right to hold a place in government. Women’s suffrage was a pivotal moment in Australia’s history and opened the door to further women’s equality across the nation. Women’s fight for suffrage began in the late nineteenth century; this is often referred to as First Wave Feminism. Groups of women began to protest for their right to vote, …show more content…
She “attempted to combine feminist values. with the masculinist orientation of the Labor Party.” Although not treated as equally as their male counterparts, Tangley and Lyons’ pioneering efforts helped to challenge and change societal perceptions of women in leadership, setting the stage for continued progress in gender equality in Australian politics. The Commonwealth Electoral Act of 1962 reformed the voting laws outlined in the Commonwealth Franchise Act of 1902. Sixty years after women of European descent were given the right to vote, Aboriginal people, including women, were finally given the ability to vote in federal elections. Unlike white Australians, enrolling to vote for the Aboriginal people was not mandatory. Similarly to women receiving the right to vote, there were irregularities across the Australian states. Before this act, South Australia and New South Wales had already given the Aboriginal people, including women, the right to vote in local
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