The Brisbane Women's Club is a club for women, one of the first in

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, Australia.

History

The club was founded in 1908 as the Progressive Women's Club, an offshoot of the

Queensland Women's Electoral League The Queensland Women's Electoral League (QWEL) was an organisation founded in 1903 in Brisbane to advance the cause of women's suffrage in Queensland, Australia. History Its founder and first president was Christina Jane Corrie (then the Lady Ma ...

. Its aims were both political and philanthropic. In 1912, it was renamed the Brisbane Women's Club. On 8–11 August 1922, the club held an open conference for countrywomen in Brisbane's

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during the

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(a time when many country people visited Brisbane). The conference was opened by Lady Forster, wife of

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attended. The outcome of the conference was to establish the

Queensland Country Women's Association The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ...

References

External links

* {{official website Women's clubs in Australia 1908 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1908 Organisations based in Brisbane