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.
http://www.foskc.org/goldstein.htmhttp://www.womenaustralia.info/
biogs/AWE1156b.htm