From 1901 – 1914By Francis Moll 9.5 SSO4

January 1 1901- Australia became a federation under the commonwealth

Prime Minister Edmund Burton sworn in

Introduction on federal and state parliaments

“Rabbit-proof fence” construction began

Constitution created

Aboriginal and women's rights Immigration and anti-asian

movementClass difference

Women had no exclusive rights compared to men

No voting rights Inequality in income and job

opportunities

Morning - Wake up near dawn to begin cleaning and cooking

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Husband works either as a farmer or businessman though you tend the home

Dusk: husband comes home and expects a meal

Night – midnight: keep cleaning Whilst this is happening: contemplate

future

Women thought of as maids/housewives

Job was to maintain the home and feed the family

Jobs were scarce for women If they disagree, most likely subject

to abuse

Who led the women’s revolution?

Suffragette is a colloquial term used in the 19th – 20th century to name radical or militant group of women protesting for women’s rights.

This movement includes rights activists like:

Vida GoldsteinLouisa Lawson

Born 1869 - died 1949 Had strong political views upon women’s

rights in Australia In 1903, became to run for the first

woman in the British empire to run for PM Chairman of the Peace alliance and

Women's Peace army Inspiration for Aleda Pankhurst

Born 1848 – Died 1920 Worked with her son to develop a Dawn

society for women’s rights Fought against the workers union for

employing women publishers Joined the Sydney chapter of Australian

Suffrage in 1891

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/suffragettes.html.

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