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The League of Women Voters of South Australia (formerly the Women's Non-Party Political Association of South Australia) was a women's organisation in
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
from 1909 to 1979. It was founded in June 1909 by Lucy Morice in conjunction with
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Vida Goldstein Vida Jane Mary Goldstein (pron. ) (13 April 186915 August 1949) was an Australian suffragist and social reformer. She was one of four female candidates at the 1903 federal election, the first at which women were eligible to stand. Goldstein wa ...
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Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. Spence was also a minister of religion and social worker, and supporter of ...
became the first president, while Leonora Polkinghorne was one of the first councillors. Phyllis Duguid held numerous offices within the organisation, and was its last president before it disbanded in 1979.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:League of Women Voters of South Australia Non-profit organisations based in South Australia Women's organisations based in Australia 1909 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1909 1979 disestablishments in Australia