Victorian Women's Suffrage Society was an Australian organization for

women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

, founded in 1884. It organized the struggle for women's suffrage in the State of Victoria in Australia. It was the first women's suffrage society in Australia. The organisation was founded by

Henrietta Dugdale Henrietta Augusta Dugdale ( Worrell; 14 May 1827 – 17 June 1918) was a pioneer Australian who initiated the first female suffrage society in Australia. Non-conformist, provocative and quick-witted, her campaigning resulted in breakthroughs ...

and

Annie Lowe Annie Lowe (1834–1910) was a suffragist in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. She and Henrietta Dugdale founded the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (the suffragettes) in 1884, the first organisation of this kind to be established in ...

. Dugdale had started the campaign for women's suffrage in 1868, and the campaign was organized with the foundation of the organization. The purpose of the organization was 'To obtain the same political privileges for women as now possessed by male voters'. It was open for both male and female members. The state of Victoria introduced women's suffrage in 1908, last in Australia.

References

* https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0733b.htm
Australian Dictionary of Biography
* Jennifer S. Uglow, Maggy Hendry,
The Northeastern dictionary of women's biography
' Women's suffrage in Australia Organisations based in Victoria (Australia) 1884 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1884 19th century in Victoria (Australia)