Votes for women! : the story of Nellie, Rose and Mary / Mark Wilson.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : Lothian Children's Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780734420138 (hardback); 0734420137 (hardback)Subject(s): Birks, Nellie -- Juvenile literature | Birks, Rose -- Juvenile literature | Lee, Mary, 1821-1909 -- Juvenile literature | Women -- Suffrage -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature | Suffragists -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Women's rights -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: Creative nonfiction. | Biographies. | Picture books. DDC classification: 346.0134 Summary: In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, began writing letters and attending meetings to hlep improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | History and traditions | QJ 324 .623 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111085964755 |
For ages 7-9 years.
In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, began writing letters and attending meetings to hlep improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
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