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| birth_name = Ann Hopkins |
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| ⚫ | '''Annie Lowe''' (1834–1910) was a suffragist in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. She and [[Henrietta Dugdale]] founded the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (the suffragettes) in 1884, the first organisation of this kind to be established in Australia.<ref>{{cite book | title=Australian Feminism: A Companion | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Caine, Barbara | year=1998}}</ref><ref>Olivia Yasukawa "Female activists call for equality". The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 2009, By Olivia Yasukawa </ref><ref name=obit>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149146284|title=Death of Mrs. Annie Lowe|date=1910-04-15|work=Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929)|access-date=2018-08-03|pages=3}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Lowe née Hopkins was born in 1834. Her father was involved with establishing universal suffrage for men in New South Wales.<ref name=obit/> She moved to Victoria with her husband Josiah Alexander Lowe.<ref name="prov">{{cite web |title=Lowe, Annie |url=http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Lowe,_Annie |website=Public Record Office Victoria |accessdate=2019-05-22 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325170029/http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Lowe,_Annie |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1884 she helped found the [[Victorian Women's Suffrage Society]].<ref name="moad">{{cite web |title=Exploring Democracy - Annie Lowe |url=https://explore.moadoph.gov.au/people/annie-lowe |website=Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House |accessdate=2019-05-22}}</ref> She was known for her public speaking.<ref name="moad"/><ref name="prov"/> She lived to see the women of Victoria given the right to vote in 1908, but died before being able to vote in the 1911 state election.<ref name="awr">{{cite web |title=Lowe, Annie |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4417b.htm |website=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne |accessdate=2019-05-22 |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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Upon her death ''The Herald'' newspaper reported that in Lowe 'will be written in our history as the mother of our suffrage movement'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242062336|title=Women's World.|date=1909-05-25|work=Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)|access-date=2018-08-03|pages=3}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4417b.htm Australian Women's Register] |
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* [http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Lowe,_Annie Public Record Office Victoria entry on Annie Lowe] |
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 2 November 2024
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| Born | Ann Hopkins 1834 |
| Died | 1910 (aged 75–76) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Josiah Alexander Lowe |
Annie Lowe (1834–1910) was a suffragist in Victoria, Australia. She and Henrietta Dugdale 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]
Biography
[edit]Lowe née Hopkins was born in 1834. Her father was involved with establishing universal suffrage for men in New South Wales.[3] She moved to Victoria with her husband Josiah Alexander Lowe.[4] In 1884 she helped found the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society.[5] She was known for her public speaking.[5][4] She lived to see the women of Victoria given the right to vote in 1908, but died before being able to vote in the 1911 state election.[6]
Upon her death The Herald newspaper reported that in Lowe 'will be written in our history as the mother of our suffrage movement'.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Caine, Barbara (1998). Australian Feminism: A Companion. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Olivia Yasukawa "Female activists call for equality". The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 2009, By Olivia Yasukawa
- ^ a b "Death of Mrs. Annie Lowe". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 15 April 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Lowe, Annie". Public Record Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Exploring Democracy - Annie Lowe". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Lowe, Annie". The Australian Women's Register. National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's World". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 25 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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