... advocacy for gender equality in political life...The contents include but are not limited to: Article Page 169: Out of Their Own Mouths: Women Getting the Vote, The Victorian Experience by Judith Maddigan The thought of women not only getting the vote but also being elected to parliament never entered the heads of our founding fathers in Victoria and, when the possibility was bought to their attention, it was greeted with shock and horror. women's suffrage Victorian women's organizations women getting the vote in Victoria advocacy for gender equality in political life social reform The Victorian Historical Journal, first published as the Victorian Historical Magazine in 1911, is the official journal of record and scholarly publication of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. ...