Annie Lowe

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Annie Lowe
Born
Ann Hopkins

1834 (1834)
Died1910 (aged 75–76)
NationalityAustralian
SpouseJosiah 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]

  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. ^ a b "Death of Mrs. Annie Lowe". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 15 April 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Lowe, Annie". Public Record Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Exploring Democracy - Annie Lowe". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Lowe, Annie". The Australian Women's Register. National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Women's World". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 25 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2018.