Article, Anne Paul, The 1891 women's suffrage petition - the Monster Petition, by Anne Paul, 25/02/2011

Historical information

A petition in favour of women's right to vote was organised by the Victorian Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society in 1891. It gathered 30,000 signatures and was known as the Monster Petition because of its size.

Physical description

2 p. text and one colour photograph

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