In an extraordinary effort to gain the right to vote for all Victorian women, a handful of dedicated women took to the streets in 1891 to collect signatures for a petition to present to the Parliament of Victoria. The result was an impressive collection of close to 30,000 signatures from women from all walks of life.
Its tremendous length earned it the name of the ‘Monster Petition'.Now one of the State's archival treasures,the original petition is approximately 260 metres long and 200mm wide.
Victorian Womens Petition 2008
Celebrating 100 years since Victorian women won the right to vote
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/womens-suffrage-petition
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/womens-suffrage-petition
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