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The story so far

Read the below Fact Sheets about the history of the campaign and its significance.

Winning the vote

These fact sheets are available in five languages other than English. If you would like a copy of one of these fact sheets in an accessible format please call (03) 9208 3129 or email owp@dpcd.vic.gov.au.

Short history of the right to vote

English (PDF 249kb) or (Word 455 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 176 kb)

Colours of suffrage - violet, green and white

English (PDF 246kb) or (Word 435 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 170 kb)

The Monster Petition of 1891 - 30,000 signatures

English (PDF 247 kb) or (Word 442 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 171 kb)

The Suffrage Bill of 1908 – after 19 bills this was the successful bill

English (PDF 245kb) or (Word 444 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 165 kb)

Significant women in the fight for the vote

English (PDF 297kb) or (Word 480 kb)

Organisations involved in the fight for the vote

English (PDF 276kb) or (Word 472 kb)

Indigenous women’s right to vote

English (PDF 244kb) or (Word 448 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 167 kb)

How far have we come?

Women in parliament

English (PDF 251kb) or (Word 447 kb)

Vietnamese (PDF 180 kb)

Women as tram drivers and conductors (PDF 252 kb) or (Word 461 kb)

Fight against the vote

Find out more about the anti-suffrage movement

English (PDF 247kb) or (Word 443 kb)

Arabic (PDF 142 kb)

Chinese (PDF 146 kb)