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 Louise (Lucy) Morice née Spence (1 March 1859 – 10 June 1951) was a kindergarten worker and social reformer from Adelaide, Australia. She was a founder of the Working Women's Co-operative Clothing Company, the Kindergarten Union of South Aust ...

in conjunction with Victorian activist Vida Goldstein.

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 Leonora Ethel Polkinghorne (née Twiss) (1873 – 11 May 1953) was an Australian women's activist and writer. Biography Polkinghorne was born in Ballarat, Victoria, but subsequently moved to South Australia as a child. She was a teacher before h ...

was one of the first councillors.

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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