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The Australian Federation Of Women Voters
The Australian Federation of Women Voters (AFWV) originally the Australian Womens Register in 1921 became the AFWV in 1924. Also known as The Australian Federation of Women's Societies for Equal Citizenship it was founded as a national lobby group in the interests of women's rights post suffrage. It was "...for three decades it was in the vanguard of the progressive women's movement in Australia." The federation had an official publication, entitled ''The Dawn (feminist newsletter), The Dawn'', which had existed from 1918. Achievements of the Federation included: * Obtaining the representation of the first woman as an Australian delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations in 1922 * Attaining the appointment of members of its affiliated groups to the League of Nations Assembly in 1928, 1935 and 1936. * In 1937 the Federation compiled a memorandum on the Status of Women, showing sex discrimination was endemic in Australian law. The report was included as an annex to the repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Federation Of Women Voters 3rd Conference
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
