Which year did Australian women gain the right to vote in federal elections?
a) 1899
b) 1902
c) 1911
d) 1920
Answer: b) 1902
The first Australian state to grant women the right to vote in its elections was:
a) Victoria
b) New South Wales
c) South Australia
d) Western Australia
Answer: c) South Australia
Who was the key suffragette leader in South Australia?
a) Vida Goldstein
b) Mary Lee
c) Catherine Helen Spence
d) Louisa Lawson
Answer: b) Mary Lee
The ‘Monster Petition’ for women’s suffrage in Victoria had how many signatures?
a) 15,000
b) 25,000
c) 50,000
d) 75,000
Answer: c) 50,000
Which suffragette founded the Australian Women’s Suffrage Society in Victoria?
a) Annie Lowe
b) Bessie Rischbieth
c) Vida Goldstein
d) Henrietta Dugdale
Answer: d) Henrietta Dugdale
The first woman elected to an Australian Parliament was:
a) Enid Lyons
b) Edith Cowan
c) Dorothy Tangney
d) May Holman
Answer: b) Edith Cowan
Which suffragette became the first woman to stand for election to the Australian Parliament in 1903?
a) Catherine Helen Spence
b) Mary Lee
c) Vida Goldstein
d) Louisa Lawson
Answer: c) Vida Goldstein
The Women’s Suffrage League in South Australia was established in which year?
a) 1885
b) 1891
c) 1894
d) 1900
Answer: c) 1894
The first state to allow women to stand for election to its parliament was:
a) South Australia
b) New South Wales
c) Queensland
d) Western Australia
Answer: a) South Australia
Who was the first woman to be elected to the Australian Senate in 1943?
a) Enid Lyons
b) Dorothy Tangney
c) Jessie Street
d) Dame Annabelle Rankin
Answer: b) Dorothy Tangney
Which state granted women full voting rights in 1894?
a) New South Wales
b) Victoria
c) Tasmania
d) South Australia
Answer: d) South Australia
The ‘Votes for Women’ campaign in Australia drew inspiration from which country’s suffrage movement?
a) United States
b) Canada
c) United Kingdom
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Who was the founder of the Women’s Suffrage Society in Western Australia?
a) May Holman
b) Edith Cowan
c) Henrietta Dugdale
d) Bessie Rischbieth
Answer: b) Edith Cowan
The suffragette movement in Australia primarily aimed to secure voting rights for:
a) Indigenous women
b) All women regardless of race or class
c) Married women only
d) Property-owning women
Answer: b) All women regardless of race or class
Which suffragette played a significant role in advocating for women’s rights in Queensland?
a) Vida Goldstein
b) Emma Miller
c) Jessie Street
d) Annie Lowe
Answer: b) Emma Miller
The ‘Justice for Women’ campaign in Australia focused on:
a) Women’s right to divorce
b) Equal pay for women
c) Maternal rights
d) Property rights for women
Answer: a) Women’s right to divorce
Which suffragette became the first female magistrate in Australia?
a) Mary Lee
b) Catherine Helen Spence
c) Henrietta Dugdale
d) Emma Miller
Answer: b) Catherine Helen Spence
The Commonwealth Franchise Act of 1902 granted voting rights to:
a) All women over 30
b) All women over 21
c) All women over 18
d) Only Aboriginal women
Answer: b) All women over 21
The suffragette movement in Australia gained momentum during which period?
a) World War I
b) The Gold Rush
c) The Depression
d) Federation
Answer: d) Federation
Who was the first woman to serve in the Australian House of Representatives?
a) Enid Lyons
b) Edith Cowan
c) Dame Annabelle Rankin
d) Julia Gillard
Answer: a) Enid Lyons
The suffragette movement aimed to achieve:
a) Women’s suffrage only
b) Women’s political equality
c) Women’s access to education
d) Women’s economic independence
Answer: b) Women’s political equality
Which suffragette established the United Council for Women’s Suffrage in Western Australia?
a) Bessie Rischbieth
b) Edith Cowan
c) May Holman
d) Annie Lowe
Answer: a) Bessie Rischbieth
The term “suffragette” primarily refers to:
a) Women advocating for women’s property rights
b) Women involved in the temperance movement
c) Women advocating for women’s right to vote
d) Women advocating for educational reform
Answer: c) Women advocating for women’s right to vote
The Women’s Suffrage League of New South Wales was founded by:
a) Vida Goldstein
b) Louisa Lawson
c) Maybanke Anderson
d) Catherine Helen Spence
Answer: c) Maybanke Anderson
Who was the first female Premier of an Australian state?
a) Joan Kirner
b) Carmen Lawrence
c) Anna Bligh
d) Rosemary Follett
Answer: b) Carmen Lawrence
The suffragette movement faced opposition primarily from:
a) The clergy
b) Conservative politicians
c) Trade unions
d) Intellectuals
Answer: b) Conservative politicians
The ‘Dawn Club’ was associated with the suffragette movement in:
a) South Australia
b) Victoria
c) New South Wales
d) Queensland
Answer: c) New South Wales
Which suffragette was instrumental in founding the National Council of Women in Australia?
a) Catherine Helen Spence
b) Vida Goldstein
c) Bessie Rischbieth
d) Jessie Street
Answer: a) Catherine Helen Spence
The ‘Female Political Association’ was established in:
a) Tasmania
b) Queensland
c) Victoria
d) New South Wales
Answer: b) Queensland
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) supported the suffragette movement mainly due to its focus on:
a) Women’s rights in the workplace
b) Abolition of slavery
c) Women’s moral authority
d) Prohibition of alcohol
Answer: d) Prohibition of alcohol
The Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was formed in Australia in:
a) 1902
b) 1911
c) 1919
d) 1928
Answer: b) 1911
Which suffragette was involved in establishing the Women’s Service Guild in Victoria?
a) Henrietta Dugdale
b) Mary Lee
c) Jessie Street
d) Bessie Rischbieth
Answer: d) Bessie Rischbieth
The ‘Women’s Suffrage Petition’ in Queensland was presented to the parliament in which year?
a) 1889
b) 1894
c) 1905
d) 1912
Answer: d) 1912
The Australian suffragette movement faced significant opposition from:
a) Labor unions
b) The conservative press
c) Indigenous groups
d) Religious organizations
Answer: b) The conservative press
Who was the first woman to serve as a Cabinet Minister in Australia?
a) Julia Gillard
b) Dame Enid Lyons
c) Dame Margaret Guilfoyle
d) Dame Annabelle Rankin
Answer: c) Dame Margaret Guilfoyle
The ‘Suffrage Song’ was written by:
a) Mary Lee
b) Vida Goldstein
c) Louisa Lawson
d) Maybanke Anderson
Answer: c) Louisa Lawson
Which suffragette was known for her work in founding the National Council of Women in New South Wales?
a) Mary Lee
b) Catherine Helen Spence
c) Jessie Street
d) Maybanke Anderson
Answer: d) Maybanke Anderson
The ‘Edith Cowan Society’ in Western Australia advocated primarily for:
a) Women’s right to work
b) Women’s education
c) Women’s suffrage
d) Women’s health
Answer: b) Women’s education
The term “suffragist” is often used interchangeably with “suffragette” to refer to:
a) A supporter of women’s suffrage
b) A leader of the temperance movement
c) A women’s rights activist
d) A feminist writer
Answer: a) A supporter of women’s suffrage
Who was the first female Premier of an Australian state to lead her party to an election victory?
a) Anna Bligh
b) Joan Kirner
c) Carmen Lawrence
d) Rosemary Follett
Answer: a) Anna Bligh
