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Annie Lowe (1834-1910) was a suffragist in Victoria, Australia. She and Henrietta Dugdale also founded the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (the suffragettes) in 1884, the first organisation of this kind to be established in Australia. [1] [2][3] Upon her death The Herald newspaper reported that in Lowe 'will be written in our history as the mother of our suffrage movement'.[4]

Photograph of Annie Lowe, Australian women's suffrage campaigner. Source unknown.

References

  1. ^ Caine, Barbara (1998). Australian Feminism: A Companion. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Olivia Yasukawa "Female activists call for equality" The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 2009, By Olivia Yasukawa
  3. ^ "DEATH OF MRS ANNIE LOWE". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 1910-04-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  4. ^ "Women's World". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 1909-05-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-08-03.


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