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Parliament of Australia n.d., Women’s suffrage in Australia, viewed 5 June 2025, https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Art/Stories_and_Histories/Womens_Suffrage_in_Australia.
This source provides background information on why and how the suffragettes began their campaign, and what actions they took to secure the vote. The article also discusses how they eventually succeeded and highlights their determination, showing how they continued their efforts through related suffragette movements to achieve women's voting rights.
Follington, K. 2014, 1891 women’s suffrage petition, viewed 5 June 2025, https://prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our-blog/1891-womens-suffrage-petition.
This source discusses the Victorian petition, which was one of the largest in the world, with many men and women supporting voting rights for women. It highlights how significant this moment was in history. The source also provides background information on the era and shows that many men supported granting women the vote. Furthermore, it explains how suffragettes had to struggle to gain these rights and how they ensured their campaign was peaceful and had the support of the public, rather than being forceful or harmful.
Tan, S-L. 2015, Aboriginal rights activist, Faith Bandler, dies at 96, The Sydney Morning Herald, viewed 29 May 2025, https://www.smh.com.au/national/aboriginal-rights-activist-faith-bandler-dies-at-96-20150213-13edx5.html.
This source helped me to get a bigger insight into important people who encouraged Aboriginal people's democratic right. It educated me on the life of Faith Bandler and how she conflicted peacefully to get to the resolution she wanted and the legacy she left. It discussed how people were able to assist and how Aboriginal People were able to get their voting rights.
Reflection.
I choose this topic because I think that Aboriginal people and women all were determined to fight for their voting rights. Knowing also how their conflict was different they made sure that protests never hurt anyone and that there was no physical violence or harm to anyone else. This really made me interested in how Aboriginal People and Women won the vote. I decided to look at different people who had huge impacts at the time and looking at ways women and Aboriginal people were trying to get voting rights. I looked closely into certain objects like the 'Victorian Petition in 1891' and people including 'Faith Bandler' and how their significance in the conflict resulted in peaceful revolution to understand the historical context of the time.